My Water Broke But The Hospital Sent Me Home. Ob Didn’t Do Any Testing. My Baby Now Has A Rare Seizure Condition. Do I Have A Case?

On February 23rd of this year, around 4am, my water broke. It wasn’t the typical gush that is common, but a slow trickle, as if I was (TMI) urninating on myself, something pregnant folks often do. My husband and I weren’t sure but I had a gut feeling and after going around in circles as to whether I should go to the hospital or not and not getting a straight answer from the OB’s office, around noon I went to the emergency room. They conducted a swab and told me the swab was negative for amniotic fluid. ER doctor told me I was probably peeing myself, I was in my third trimester and that it was normal. Sent home. I was still confused and not satisfied with the results, as I had a nonstop trickle of water leaving my body. My next OB appointment, I brought this up to him and he told me the baby most likely was sitting on my bladder and did not test further. All the while the trickle of fluid continued. I went on for 4 weeks this way. Doctors told me not to be concerned so I felt no concern. On March 15th, 2024, while getting an ultrasound to monitor potential hydrocephaly/mild ventriculomegaly, the ultrasound tech noticed a halt in growth and very low amniotic fluid levels and I was rushed to the very same emergency room where they confirmed my water has been broken and I was immediately induced. My son was born at 4:19 the next morning. We fortunately did not have to stay in the NICU and it seemed like we had gotten off scot-free despite the risk of having my water broken for 4 WEEKS being infection, death of my son and potentially sepsis (I live in a anti-choice state so any injury/infection to the fetus could spread to me and the option of pregnancy termination would not be possible) and my own death. However, in August, we were diagnosed with Infantile Spasms, a very rare epileptic disorder that only has a prevalence of about 1.6-4.5 of out 10,000 children in the US. We haven’t been able to pinpoint a cause or a permanent solution, but I personally am wondering if my son was potentially exposed to infection or injury while my water had been broken and could it have been avoided/fixed had I been induced immediately instead of being told by medical professionals that there was no problem even though I advocated for myself in the belief that there was. I’m not sure if I’d actually want to sue but honestly my husband and I have been under such immense stress and trauma with my son’s condition, and it has cost us money (Ambulance bills, used up sick time, etc.) and I feel like it may have been prevented if anyone took the time to listen to me.