A 10-minute delay by an inexperienced doctor before rushing an expectant mother into an emergency cesarean section birth has led to her child developing cerebral palsy. As a result, the hospital has paid a...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 30th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog
In this article, we’ll share information about cooling therapy – a fairly simple and relatively inexpensive way to treat infants who experience a lack of oxygen, reducing their chances of developing severe brain damage....
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 28th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog
Among many mothers, epidural anesthesia is one of the most popular forms of pain relief during labor. However, there are risks that come with epidurals. We’ll examine a few of them here. How Does...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 9th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog
The family of a five-year-old boy who was born with cerebral palsy after hospital personnel completely whiffed on identifying signs of fetal distress has been awarded $28.7 million in a birth injury case. The...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon November 7th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog
A horrifying case involving a traumatic birth injury and possible evidence tampering has resulted in a couple being awarded $11.5 million. Here’s What Happened During the baby’s delivery, breathing problems were either ignored or...
The family of a baby who developed Erb’s palsy, neuropathy and a host of other injuries during delivery has been awarded $4.2 million by a New London (Connecticut) Superior judge. Jurors needed merely eight...
When an unborn baby is adversely affected or the pregnant mother is injured during the course of delivering the baby, the damage caused is unavoidable in most instances. On the other hand, there are...
A family has been awarded $17.8 million in compensation for a medical malpractice incident involving a wrong dosage that left their daughter with a host of conditions, including cerebral palsy. The Case at a...
The family of a boy in Ireland has been awarded $3.3 million in a settlement with the hospital where he was born. The Case at a Glance When the boy’s mother arrived at the...
A recent study published by the Journal of Perinatology has found that health care professionals routinely underestimate the weight of babies to be delivered. This is crucial because – as the study found –...