We are pleased to announce the two winners of the 2022 ABC Law Centers annual scholarships! Each year, our firm seeks to award students with cerebral palsy and students who are launching a career in disability advocacy. ABC Law Centers Cerebral Palsy Scholarship Winner Our annual Cerebral Palsy Scholarship is designed to raise awareness about…
A baby’s cry at birth tells the medical team that their lungs are healthy. Often parents will hear a doctor praise their baby’s cry, but does this mean that a baby who doesn’t cry at birth is not as healthy? The science behind crying Apart from the signature sound of a baby’s cry, there are…
The birth injury attorneys at ABC Law Centers (Reiter & Walsh, PC) obtained the largest birth injury, medical malpractice settlement in Michigan in 2020, according to Michigan Lawyers Weekly (1). The $11 million settlement occurred early on in litigation for a baby who allegedly suffered confidential damages during neonatal care. The keys to Reiter &…
Michigan Vaccine Eligibility Expansion Helps Caregivers of Children with Disabilities On March 3, Michigan leaders updated the Michigan COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Prioritization Guidance document to allow for two additional groups to sign up for vaccines after March 8, 2021. These include: Citizens over 50 with medical conditions and/or disabilities. Caregivers age 16 and older of…
On Saturday, March 14, the first newborn was diagnosed with coronavirus. The baby was tested for COVID-19 within minutes of birth at North Middlesex Hospital in north London (1). The facts The mother was also diagnosed with the virus after the baby’s birth. It is not known at the moment whether the baby contracted the…
Recent research suggests that nurses may be more likely to make medication errors around the time they receive phone calls. Christopher P. Bonafide and colleagues recently published a study (1) in JAMA Pediatrics, focused on mobile telephone interruptions in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This study included 257 nurses and 3308 patients, and considered…
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves located near the neck. In some cases, when the birth of a child is traumatic due to use of excessive traction by the delivering caregiver, these nerves can tear. There are a variety of medical complications and errors that can lead to birth trauma and brachial plexus…
For babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), contact with parents can be calming and promote good health. However, a parent’s touch can also increase their risk of contracting a potentially dangerous neonatal infection, such as Staphylococcus aureus. Researchers from John Hopkins Medicine (headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland) recently conducted a preliminary clinical trial on…
Medical professionals who care for newborns must know a great deal about managing neonatal breathing complications. They should be skilled at providing resuscitation, intubation, and other forms of respiratory assistance to infants that require it. Mismanagement of neonatal breathing complications can result in a variety of serious birth injuries, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pneumothorax, hypocarbia,…
New research from the University of Maryland illuminates just how important it can be for premature babies to undergo car seat safety screenings. Because preemies have underdeveloped organs, they are at high risk of injuries during labor and delivery (birth injuries), as well as in early infancy (1). Traveling by car can be especially dangerous…
