A Look at Birth Injury Cases
While most doctors and hospitals take every possible measure to ensure a safe and healthy birth, occasionally mistakes or miscommunication can lea...
A Look at the Apgar Score in Birth Injury Cases
The Apgar score is a measure of the health of a newborn baby. In a birth injury case, it may be used as evidence to support or refute a claim of medic...
Suing for Cerebral Palsy Damages
Some persons with cerebral palsy are extremely physically disabled. They may possibly also be dependent upon wheelchairs and, in the worst circu...
Cerbral Palsy and Medical Negligence
Cerebral palsy happens from brain injury. That being the case, this damage never ever actually heals and that suggests that the persons who suffer...
Childbirth Injuries: Labor Complications and Medical Malpractice
Sometimes during childbirth, the baby may suffer physical injuries as a result of labor complications, incompetence or negligence on the part of doc...
Vaginal Birth Risks After Cesarean
A vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is when a mother, through the guidance of a physician, makes the decision to have a traditional vaginal deli...
Forceps and Vacuum Extraction Birth Injuries
In some instances of vaginal birth it may become necessary for an assistive method to be used to help guide the baby through the birth canal. Ther...
High Risk Pregnancy and Birth Complications
A high risk pregnancy can cause danger to both the mother and the baby at any stage of pregnancy and birth. Your doctor should take care to assess you...
Erbs Palsy Birth Injury and Hospital Liability
A hospital may be legally liable for an infant born with Erbs Palsy which could have been avoided if the hospital’s negligence caused the injury. ...
Neurologic Birth Injury: Protecting the Legal Rights of the Child
The authors represent plaintiffs in medical liability cases. The authors are members of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and supp...
Hawaii Birth Injury Law Protects At-Risk Families
Every parent wants a strong, healthy baby. However, it is not uncommon for a child to be born with some form of defect or disease. Unfortunately, th...
Malpractice Claims for C-Section Injury
Before and during a c-section procedure, both mother and infant face risks inherent to the birth process. However, in light of the risks inherent wi...
Legal Issues with Delayed C-Section and Pitocin
Doctors often use pitocin to induce labor when a woman may be past her due date or if labor has become stalled. However, the side effects of pitocin...
Complications at Birth Leading to Cerebral Palsy
The term cerebral palsy is used to describe a variety of neurological conditions which impair development and cause physical disability, including a...
Brain Damage at Birth: Medical Malpractice Suits
A birth injury is damage sustained by an infant during the birthing process and usually occurs during the infant’s transit through the birth canal...
Can a Medical Error Cause Cerebral Palsy at Birth?
Cerebral palsy is a term used to refer to a group of chronic conditions which affect body movements and muscle coordination. Cerebral palsy is cau...
Doctor Liability in Cases of Cerebral Palsy at Birth
Cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage. Cerebral Palsy results in a child’s inability to control his muscles. It can affect any muscle group and...
Birth Injury Resulting from Negligent Medical Treatment
In the US, approximately six to eight significant birth injuries occur per 1,000 live births. A birth injury occurs during or immediately following ...
Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Brachial plexus injury, a type of birth injury, can cause permanent paralysis and is sometimes the result of medical negligence or malpractice...
Birth Injuries: Medical Malpractice and Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is often attributed to complications during the birth of a child, such as head injury, infection, and/or lack of oxygen to the baby. ...
Side Effects of Pitocin Labor Induction
Pitocin has been used widely to induce labor in difficult births for many years, and when used properly has many benefits. Unfortunately for many new ...
Pitocin Induced Labor and Birth Injury Suit
Pitocin is a synthetic form of the naturally occurring hormone oxytocin. It is used during some births as a means to induce or expedite labor and de...
Cerebral Palsy Due to Negligence During Childbirth
Cerebral palsy is a disorder of the brain that affects about 10,000 children born in the US each year. Statistics show that cerebral palsy affects 2...
Causes of Injury During Childbirth
Injuries during child birth are not as uncommon as we would hope. There are a wide array of injuries that can occur to the baby. In some unfortuna...
How Medical Malpractice Can Cause Cerebral Palsy
Mistakes made by a doctor or nurse during child birth can often lead to serious injury to the baby. One of the most common and serious injuries caus...
Medical Malpractice During Child Birth
Child birth injury is the damage that is caused to the baby and/or the mother during labor or the delivery process. The injury can be related to mat...
Erbs Palsy
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2006, the department’s National Practitioner Data Bank reported obstetric malpracti...
