Tiyanika Wilson has filed a medical malpractice complaint against Baptist Health South Florida, Inc., doing business as Bethesda Hospital East, and Dr. Martin Castaneda. The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida on May 20, 2024.

The complaint, filed by Tiyanika Wilson individually and as the parent and natural guardian of her minor daughter L.C., alleges that the defendants were negligent in their care and treatment during Wilson’s pregnancy and delivery. According to the complaint, Wilson was under the care of Dr. Martin Castaneda for her prenatal care and delivery at Bethesda Hospital East. The lawsuit claims that due to negligence by Dr. Castaneda and several nurses employed by the hospital, L.C. suffered significant injuries during birth.

Wilson discovered she was pregnant at age 20 and began prenatal care with Dr. Castaneda due to her diagnosis of gestational diabetes. She was also followed by maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Aaron B. Deutsch during her pregnancy. Despite an uncomplicated prenatal course, Wilson’s history included nulliparity, morbid obesity, gestational diabetes, and a large-for-gestational-age infant.