Heany v. Nibbelink

Marquardt, J.:

Mary Ann Heany appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to Larry W. Nibbelink, M.D., on her medical malpractice claim.

On January 5,1992, Heany gave birth to a healthy baby delivered by Dr. Nibbelink at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Dr. Nibbelink, who practices gynecology and obstetrics, testified that after a delivery, he always examines the vagina, cervix, and placenta for abnormalities. The pathology report done on Heany’s placenta stated that the “maternal surface has a few small lacerations but when these are reconstituted, all of the…