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Legal Help for Victims of Medical Malpractice | Birth Injury and HIE Lawyers in Michigan The award-winning birth injury attorneys at Reiter & Walsh ABC Law Centers have helped hundreds of children with birth injuries such as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), cerebral palsy and seizure disorders. Recognized as one of the best medical malpractice law firms in...

Birth asphyxia occurs when a baby’s brain is deprived of oxygen shortly before, during, or after birth. This may be due to an interruption in the transportation of oxygenated blood from a mother to her unborn baby, an issue with blood circulation within the baby’s body, or (if it happens after birth) an airway blockage....

A mother whose baby went past the due date was given Cytotec to induce labor. When the mother’s labor stopped, she was given Pitocin. The medical team did not continuously monitor the baby’s heart rate with the fetal heart monitor; the monitor was taken off at various times during delivery. At birth, which was 13...

  Exercise may protect babies from the harmful effects of preeclampsia & high blood pressure, both of which can cause birth injuries if mismanaged Preeclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy are very serious conditions that, if mismanaged, can cause a baby to have brain damage and birth injuries such as cerebral palsy.  High blood...

During a home birth, a delay in getting the baby to the hospital for a C-section when the baby was getting no oxygen (due to a uterine rupture and prolapsed umbilical cord) caused the baby to have permanent brain damage....

A baby has hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) & cerebral palsy because her mom had placenta previa that the physician failed to appreciate & he delayed a necessary C-section delivery, causing the baby to experience severe birth asphyxia....

Cutting edge adaptive equipment helps people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities participate in numerous sports and recreational activities....

New treatment for cerebral palsy prevention looks promising. Allopurinol has been shown to increase oxygenation in an unborn baby in preliminary studies....