Local Woman Missing

by Mary Kubica

“She suffered irreparable brain damage during the delivery. The Tebows are suing Dr. Feingold for malpractice. Dr. Feingold should have opted for a C-section, which Meredith suggested. The mother was exhausted. But Dr. Feingold wouldn’t listen; he wouldn’t be told what to do. He cut an episiotomy and used forceps instead, applying too much pressure to the infant’s fragile skull.” “But she will be all right?” I ask, worried for baby Grace. The fact that Shelby is suing for malpractice concerns me. Lots of doctors get sued. As a doctor myself, it’s one of my biggest fears. Many malpractice suits are settled or dismissed before they ever get to court. But still, it has lasting effects on a doctor’s finances and reputation. If Dr. Feingold is the type of man Jeanette paints him to be, I wonder what kind of reaction he’d have to being sued. Jeanette shrugs. “We may not know for some time. Some of these children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Some seizure disorders. Still others have developmental delays. Meredith planned to testify against Dr. Feingold. She was to give a deposition this week,” she says, and for a second I don’t breathe. I think that this doctor did something to silence Meredith so she couldn’t speak out against him. The timing is significant. First Shelby went missing and then Meredith, the two women who were witness to his negligence.

Vacuum instead of forceps. My life experience in a book.