Find Out How Mistakes by Doctor Led to $14.5 Million Award
A family has been awarded almost $14.5 million by a jury because of mistakes made during delivery that left their son with cerebral palsy. We’ll talk about it in this issue
How Did a 10-Minute Delay in Treatment Lead to $9 Million Settlement?
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...
You Will Never Guess What Lead To This Babies Birth Injury!
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...
How Misjudging Baby’s Weight Can Lead to Birth Injury
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 –...
Causes and Symptoms of Erb’s Palsy
Children that are born with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, or brachial plexus tend to experience brain injuries such as stretching, scarring, and rupturing of nerves. More often, these birth injuries...
The Top 5 Types of Injuries Leading to Medical Malpractice Payouts in 2012
The insurance industry does not earn billions of dollars in profits every year by accident. These companies know exactly what they are doing, and one of the many reasons that they continue to make...
5 Common Birth Injuries That Often Result from Medical Negligence
Thousands of newborns are injured every year while they are being delivered, and while some of these injuries cannot really be avoided, many of them are the direct result of mistakes made by the...
Study Identifies Group of Risk Factors Leading to Cerebral Palsy and Early Infant Death
Pregnancy is an exciting time for expecting parents for many reasons. They are about to bring a new child into the world and their lives are about to change for the better. A pregnancy...
A Baby Cry Analyzer Leads to Intervention with Developmental Delays
Anyone who is a parent has no doubt lived through several experiences where his or her child was crying and the parent could not figure out what was wrong. Every parent understands cries of...
FDA Approves Study of Ecstasy for Autistic Adults with Social Anxiety
There are many different types of substances that are known as street drugs, and the obvious reason that people use them for recreational purposes despite the fact that they are illegal is because they...