Full term baby dies because hospital refuses medical treatment....?!

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I wanted to mention this because maybe somebody somewhere who sees it will have an idea about why or how this could happen! One of the moms from my daughter's class recently LOST a full-term baby because the hospital she went to refused to give the baby medical treatment. Now I understand if a baby is stillborn a hospital may not do anything heroic because the baby was not alive during/upon birth, but WHY would a hospital NOT administer medical treatment to a full term baby, born ALIVE, but experiencing problems? Apparently the baby lived for FORTY FIVE MINUTES!!! If they had administered medical treatment to the baby, it would NOT HAVE DIED!!! The mom's ob doctor even told the hospital staff they needed to do something to save the baby!! This makes absolutely no sense at all. Please, if you have ANY information as to why something like this would happen, I need to know. Full term babies are ALWAYS cared for, I thought. MOST preemies are cared for immediately and given medical treatment so they can survive and grow! I myself was a preemie and I'm sure if I had not had medical treatment immediately, I might have died. A little more information - no cause of death was given! At this point in time, it seems like the hospital is refusing or hasn't done an autopsy. In my unprofessional opinion, it seems like the cause of death would be medical negligence!! What in the world would pre-empt a HOSPITAL with a NICU and a world class birth/nursery area from caring for a newborn?? I would be suing. Not ONLY suing but whatever else I could do to make an impact and make them pay for killing my baby. If people who are certified to perform medical procedures do not help someone and they could, I believe they get in trouble for it. This would definitely fall inside that guideline! Don't you think??!