Blog Category - Birth Injuries

Jun

Cerebral Palsy Could Soon Be Identified Hours After Birth

To treat the catastrophic birth injury of cerebral palsy (CP), early detection and diagnosis are crucial. The sooner CP can be positively identified, the better a NICU doctor or pediatrician can treat it. Typically, identifying cerebral palsy and other birth injuries caused by oxy...

Jun

Proving Workplace Discrimination

Multiple federal and state laws protect workers from workplace discrimination, which is commonly defined as adverse employment action against a person who falls under a protected category. But contrary to popular belief, it isn't easy to bring a workplace discrimination law...

Jun

Is My Midwife Liable for a Birth Injury?

As more and more people turn to midwives to assist with the childbirth process, many expecting and new mothers may be left to wonder: Can I sue my midwife if my baby or I suffer a birth injury? While the short answer is “yes,” it's important to understand the ba...

Jun

Cerebral Palsy: Permanent or Treatable?

Several thousand children in the United States are born each year with cerebral palsy (CP), a form of birth injury that can cause both mental and physical disabilities. In fact, no other childhood motor disability is diagnosed more frequently than cerebral palsy. To make matters ...

Jun

Is the Risk of Birth Injury Changed By the Size of a Newborn?

Medical malpractice that causes a newborn to suffer a birth injury, like cerebral palsy or brachial plexus injuries, seems often related to manual hardship while trying to deliver the baby. An unprepared or under-experienced doctor may pull or twist the newborn dangerously to com...

Jun

How a Medical Provider's Error Can Cause Birth Asphyxia

Birth asphyxia is a severe and life-threatening birth injury. It is caused by oxygen deprivation during or after a child is born. The consequences of extended oxygen deprivation can cause immediate and permanent health conditions in the newborn. Complications caused by birth asph...

Jun

How Much Compensation Can You Claim in a Birth Injury Lawsuit?

Almost 30,000 babies are born with a birth injury every year. While injuries during birth aren’t rare and can be healed within a few days to weeks, others are easily preventable and can cause long-term damage. Likewise, a poor decision made by a medical professional could cause a...

Jun

How Many Damages Can You Claim in a Birth Injury Lawsuit?

A child born with a birth injury will very likely require extensive medical care immediately after birth, as well as rehabilitation for years or the rest of their life. It is not uncommon for parents to fall into significant debt while trying to pay for all of the necessary treat...

Jun

Cerebral Palsy in Children: Diagnosis & Symptoms

Cerebral palsy is a birth injury that impacts a child's cognitive functions and musculoskeletal control. In some cases, it will be near-immediate to notice that a child has been born with cerebral palsy. However, the norm is that its symptoms are so subtle, they go unnotice...