Baby decapitated at birth in the United States: parents denounce medical error. The baby's shoulders became stuck in the vaginal canal during the attempted vaginal delivery, a fetal emergency known as shoulder dystocia.
According to court documents, Jessica Ross had been in the labor room for three hours, and she was notably accompanied by an obstetrician when she was transferred to the operating room. She and her husband accuse the doctor of delaying the surgery. She also allegedly applied excessive force to the baby's head and neck, leading to the infant's body being delivered by cesarean section, and his head vaginally.