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How Misjudging Baby’s Weight Can Lead to Birth Injury

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 15th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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 –...

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Military Family Denied Justice For Birth Injury

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 4th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

An Air Force veteran is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved in a case involving the birth of his daughter at a military hospital. Here’s What Happened While the man and his...

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Confirmed Link Between Zika Virus and Birth Injury

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 24th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have said there’s enough evidence to connect the Zika virus with birth injuries in children whose mothers became infected during pregnancy. The CDC earlier issued travel warnings to...

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$5.2 Million Awarded in Cerebral Palsy Case

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on June 22nd, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

We’re heading a little north of the border for the news that a British Columbia judge has awarded just over $5.2 million to a 16-year-old after determining that her cerebral palsy was a direct...

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Erb’s Palsy: Things You May Need To Know

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 25th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog

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Erb’s palsy is a nerve injury that occurs during difficult birthing procedures – normally involving the delivery of large babies, breech delivery or prolonged labor. Named for one of the physicians who first diagnosed...

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Birth Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Samaritan Medical Center

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 14th, 2016 in Birth Injury Blog, Blog, Medical Malpractice Blog

In January, a mother and boy from North Carolina named The Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown in a birth injury lawsuit. According to the complaint, the boy, now 9, was deprived of oxygen during...

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5 Troubling Statistics Regarding Birth Injuries in the United States

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 14th, 2014 in Birth Injury Blog

Birth is a complicated process, and even though it’s been happening since before history was even recorded the fact of the matter is that a lot can go wrong during the delivery of any...

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Lead Has Company – Several Chemical Substances Added to Danger List

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on February 19th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Birth Injury Blog, Blog

Over time and as the world of science advances, we tend to discover that certain substances that were once thought of as safe and effective are actually extremely dangerous if people are exposed to...

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Study Identifies Group of Risk Factors Leading to Cerebral Palsy and Early Infant Death

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on September 18th, 2013 in Birth Injury Blog

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...

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Daunting Rise in Number of New York City School System With Autism

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 2nd, 2013 in Autism Blog

Based on all of the attention that autism has been getting in recent years and because of the noble awareness efforts that have been undertaken by individuals and groups, most people understand that this...

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