A family sued the Northern Westchester Hospital four years ago in a medical malpractice suit that alleged that the hospital was responsible for the complications during the birth of their son.

Now, the hospital is appealing the court decision to award the family $56 million because officials from the hospital said that the there was no wrong doing.

The case began when the woman went into labor at the hospital and the doctors realized that they were dealing with shoulder dystocia, which is when the child’s shoulder is trapped in the mother’s pubic bones. The staff delivered the baby but not before the child suffered brain damage, nerve damage, internal bleeding and external bruising.

The court decided with the family and said that the doctors did not deal with the shoulder dystocia in a timely manner and awarded the family $56 million. The hospital is fighting to appeal this decision.

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