Strasel v. Seven Hills OB-GYN Associates, Inc.

{¶ 1} On December 13, 2001, plaintiff-appellee and cross-appellant, Christina Strasel, went to defendants-appellants and cross-appellees, Seven Hills OB-GYN Associates, Inc., d.b.a. Seven Hills Women’s Health Centers, and Seven Hills Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, Inc. (“Seven Hills”) for an initial pregnancy appointment. Strasel, who was obese, had a history of irregular menstrual cycles, and the date of her last cycle was undetermined. Strasel was the mother of two children, the oldest of which had been born with a birth defect.

{¶ 2} The Seven Hills midwife scheduled Strasel for a…