JONESBORO — Attorneys for a Clayton County couple have filed a lawsuit against a doctor who posted their decapitated baby’s autopsy photo online.
The lawsuit by the Roderick and Lindsey law firm, of Atlanta, comes after an August lawsuit against a doctor, Southern Regional Medical Center and others after the couple’s baby was allegedly decapitated during a July delivery.
Dr. Jackson Gates — the doctor named in the latest lawsuit — told Atlanta News First that he did post a photo of the baby’s face on Instagram but did it for educational purposes. He said he didn’t share information about the baby, the identity, or anything about the family.
The August lawsuit — on behalf of Jessica Ross and Treveon Isaiah Taylor Sr. and their deceased son Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr. — was filed against Dr. Tracey L. St. Julian, Premier Women’s OB/GYN, several unnamed nurses, and Southern Regional Medical Center.
According to that lawsuit, Ross went into labor on July 9 and the baby did not properly descend due to shoulder dystocia — a condition where a baby’s shoulders become stuck in the vaginal canal.
The lawsuit states that St. Julian tried to deliver the baby using different methods vaginally, including applying traction to the baby’s head.
The baby was eventually delivered via Caesarean section but with initial delivery of only the body and legs while the baby’s head was delivered vaginally, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also claims SRMC discouraged the couple from getting an autopsy but encouraged them to have their son cremated instead of being sent to a funeral home for burial.
The lawsuit alleges that the family was told about the decapitation on July 13 after Ross had been discharged from the hospital.
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and a jury trial.
SRMC released a statement on Aug. 10 and the entire statement…
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