Jessica Ross is a young American woman who went to a hospital in Georgia to give birth in 2023. Sadly, instead of receiving her son as she had hoped, she received a deceased child whose head had been severed from the rest of his body
Jessica Ross is a young American woman who went to a hospital in Georgia to give birth in 2023. Sadly, instead of receiving her son as she had hoped, she received a deceased child whose head had been severed from the rest of his body. The doctor claimed she chose to décapitate the unborn baby as a way of saving the mother.
Now, this case has been ruled a homîcide by the medical examiner's office.
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Jessica Ross is a 20-year-old woman from Georgia, United States. She is a stylist and is married to 21-year-old Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr. who has a career in hospitality. The pair were so excited about the hope of being parents that they named their unborn child Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr. because it was going to be a son.
Image: Pregnant Jessica and her husband, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr.
However, this hope never came to fruition with the pregnancy Jessica was carrying. It was on the evening of July 9, 2023, that Jessica went to a hospital in Riverdale, Georgia, the Southern Regional Medical Center; she was in labor.
The labor that began around 8:40 pm became complicated when the child's shoulder got stuck in the mother's pelvis. In medical terms, this is called shoulder dystocia.
The doctor in charge of the delivery, Dr. Tracey St Julian, is an obstetrics & gynecology specialist with over 27 years of medical experience. She delayed taking Jessica to the theatre for a C-section when she saw that the baby's shoulders were trapped. This should have been the next thing to do, but she instead continued to try vágînal delivery, when it was almost impossible for the baby to come out through the birth canal.
Dr. Tracey kept trying to deliver the baby vágînally until the head came off. According to official documents, "She applied ridiculously excessive force" on the baby's head. To deliver the rest of the baby, the legs and the torso, she took Jessica to the theatre for a C-Section.
Image: This is what shoulder dystocia looks like.
In medical practice, doctors can make some quick decisions to save a patient when the condition is critical. For instance, doctors can remove the uterus of a pregnant woman who presents to the emergency with severe bleeding to save the mother. However, they must obtain consent from the patient or the patient's relative before such life-changing decisions are made.
In August 2023, the couple filed a lawsuit in Clayton County court against the hospital and Dr. Tracey for the negligence and malpractice they displayed.
Recently, on February 6, the Clayton County Medical Examiner's office ruled the dêâth of the baby, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr. as a homîcîde.
According to the available autopsy report, the baby sustained 'fracture dislocation with complete transection (to the) upper cervical spine and spinal cord.'
In the lawsuit, the couple is asking to be compensated for the suffering and dêâth of their baby and for the physical and psychological trauma Jessica went through. Continue reading
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