Family awarded almost $1,000,000,000 after disturbing details of how hospital handled baby’s delivery revealed

A family has been awarded nearly $1 billion following the disclosure of how a hospital managed their baby's delivery.

According to a new report, 5-year-old Azaylee is expected to endure lifelong disabilities due to the hospital's negligence.

In a surprising statement, Third District Judge Patrick Corum in Salt Lake County remarked in his ruling that mother Anyssa Zancanella ‘would have been better off delivering this baby at the bathroom of a gas station, or in a hut somewhere’ rather than in the typically safe environment of a hospital.

In October 2019, Zancanella and the baby's father, Danniel McMichael, were on vacation in Salt Lake City when Azaylee decided it was time to be born.

The mother had to give birth at the local hospital, where she encountered nurses who had just completed their training the day she was admitted.

The 'inexperienced' nurses were criticized for not responding to signs that the baby was in distress and for administering Zancanella ‘excessive’ doses of the labor-inducing drug Pitocin.

A lawsuit filed by the family alleged that although the nurses did contact a more experienced doctor regarding the baby’s concerning blood pressure and the woman’s fever, the on-call doctor chose to return to sleep in a nearby room.

Experts believe the baby was deprived of oxygen and sustained brain damage after a cesarean section was performed.

The damage is so severe that Azaylee will be disabled for life.

Azaylee had a ‘misshapen head’, ‘swollen’ face, and bruising upon delivery via the c-section.

The young child now requires 24/7 care due to frequent seizures, and lawyers assert she lacks the cognitive or executive function typical for her age.

Additionally, health experts believe she will never be able to work, drive a car, or attend school/college for her education.

"She is trapped. I know my daughter is in there, but she can't come out, and I think about that every day," Zancanella stated.

Earlier this month, Judge Corum granted the family $951 million after their harrowing experience, holding Steward Health Care responsible.

"The person Azaylee was meant to be, the person she deserved to be, is trapped inside a child with brain damage," Corum remarked. "I cannot imagine a more profound, total, or complete loss than that."

However, collecting the money may be challenging for the family since the hospital chain is bankrupt. Their lawyers expressed hope to recover half of the awarded sum.