Results for birth injury
When brain damage occurs in infants they may have been deprived of oxygen or suffered an injury during labor or delivery. It may be the doctor's fault.
Fever during labor may not seem serious, but it has the potential to cause catastrophic injury to the baby and may even result in death.
A jury has ordered a hospital to pay $17.8 million in a medical malpractice case alleging a newborn suffered severe brain damage as a result of a wrong drug dosage before surgery.
Some premature births occur due to medical negligence, and subsequent complications may be considered birth injuries.
Proper prenatal care is the best prevention for birth injuries. Without it, a doctor may be held liable for harm done to mother, baby, or both.
What are the common types of maternal infections that cause birth injuries and their symptoms?
Epidural anesthesia is the most common type of pain relief but there can be serious medical consequences when it is not administered properly.
Gestational diabetes can be dangerous for mother and baby, especially when it is not diagnosed accurately and treated properly.
The accumulation of too much amniotic fluid, or polyhydramnios, can harm mothers and babies when it isn’t properly diagnosed and treated.
Traumatic births are infrequent, but when they do occur, the consequences can be life-altering.
When polyhydramnios isn’t diagnosed promptly, it could be medical malpractice and the doctor may be held liable.
When a mother dies during the preterm delivery, it may be due to the doctor, nurses, or hospital staff's medical negligence.
Your child can suffer hemiplegia, paralysis of half the body, because of a doctor error during child birth.
There are risk factors to be aware of when it comes to preterm labor and some steps to mitigate those risks.
Quadriparesis is a debilitating condition that is often caused by negligence on behalf of medical professionals during childbirth.
Learn some of the more common causes of infant HIE, and whether or not you may have reason to file suit.
A baby with meconium aspiration struggles to breathe because of waste in his or her airway.
Babies who are born prematurely have a greater risk of suffering brain damage and cerebral palsy. Many times, due to negligence.
Oxygen deprivation in a baby can lead to severe conditions like HIE. Parents may be able to seek justice if medical malpractice is to blame for their baby’s condition.
