cesarean section birth dangers Archives

Delayed C-Section Leads to $9.6 Million in Compensation to Child

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on August 26th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

A 3-year-old girl has been awarded $9.6 million for a brain injury sustained during her delivery due to doctors waiting too long to deliver her via Cesarean section. Background on the Case Last October,...

Too Many C-Sections in the U.S.?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 18th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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Every year, nearly one of every three babies born in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section (C-section). Is that too much? A recently released study from Consumer Reports suggests C-section births in the...

Medical Groups Call for Reduction in C-Sections As Numbers Skyrocket

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 3rd, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

The Cesarean birth, more commonly known as the C-section, is obviously not a new procedure. Legend dates it back to the days of Julius Caesar, although in reality this procedure has been used for...