I mean, if someone’s going for a radical C-section definitely either mom, the baby, or both are about to die. But dude this is fucked up. I wouldn’t give the benefit of the doubt here, personally. She should be sued and she should lose. But I suppose arguably it shouldn’t define her career. She’s been practicing for 20 years it looks like without any problems. Something went drastically wrong here but I agree with you that chaos is unfortunately part of medicine and definitely is in labor and delivery.

As for swaddling the severed head and body… I kind of also understand. Again, this is extraordinary. Everyone else in the room is as shocked as the rest of us are. What are they going to do, hold up the two halves and say “whoopsie doodle?”

As for denying an autopsy and trying to cover everything up, the hospital should be metaphorically burned to the ground. If the obstetrician was involved, that SHOULD define her career and it should be over.