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Mother Dies After Labor Drug Lawsuit Filed
24 Aug
Summary
- A lawsuit alleges Lovelace Hospital failed to provide adequate care.
- Cytotec dosage complicated labor, leading to emergency C-section.
- 21 families have sued Lovelace Women's Hospital since 2011.
Ashley Griego died on November 15, 2023, following complications during a scheduled labor and delivery at Lovelace Women's Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her death occurred after she was administered a large dose of Cytotec, a labor-inducing medication, which her family alleges led to uterine tachysystole and an emergency C-section.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of Griego's estate claims the hospital system failed to provide adequate care and that her concerns were ignored. This incident is part of a pattern, with at least 21 families suing Lovelace Women's Hospital since 2011 over issues such as delayed C-sections and infant injuries.
Lovelace Women's Hospital maintains that their care consistently meets or exceeds national benchmarks. However, Griego's family asserts that if changes had been made following previous lawsuits, her death might have been prevented. Griego never had the chance to hold her newborn son or see her oldest child again.
