Steele v. Atlanta Maternal-Fetal Medicine, P.C.

Ruffin, Judge.

Plaintiffs Monique and Wayne Steele filed a medical malpractice action against defendants Atlanta Maternal-Fetal Medicine, PC. and Paul Browne, M.D. (collectively, “Dr. Browne”), alleging that Dr. Browne’s negligent failure to hospitalize Mrs. Steele when he discovered that her blood pressure had spiked resulted in the death of their fetus. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Following the denial of their motion for new trial, the Steeles appeal, asserting that the trial court erred in instructing the jury, permitting the defense to use portions of a medical text…