The Birth Injury Blog

Doulas: Who Are They and What Do They Do?

What is a doula? Doulas are professional birth coaches who provide emotional, informational, physical, and mental support to women during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. Doulas do not provide medical care, but they are extraordinarily knowledgeable about childbirth.  What is a doula’s job? The job of the Doula during delivery is to act as...

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Staphylococcus (Staph) is the name for a group of common bacteria that, when it becomes infectious, can lead to serious disease. Healthy adults may carry around Staph bacteria in their nose or on their skin – in these areas, the bacteria is not harmful. However, if Staph bacteria gets into a cut or open sore,...

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Many parents find it challenging to balance the care and attention they give to each child, but this can be especially difficult when one child has a disability and another does not. Caring for a child with a disability can be so all-consuming that parents often worry their other children are falling by the wayside....

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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...

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We are pleased to announce that Reiter & Walsh P.C. has been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as a Tier 1 firm for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Troy, MI.  Firms included in the 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” are...

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Breech Presentation and Birth Asphyxia

Mismanagement of breech presentation caused a little boy to experience a lack of oxygen to his brain, which caused hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), seizures & cerebral palsy....

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Rebecca Walsh, partner at ABC Law Centers: Birth Injury Lawyers, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America(c) for her work in medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. Also due to high, positive voter feedback, Walsh is also being recognized as one of the 2022 “Lawyer...

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Jesse Reiter, founder and president of ABC Law Centers: Birth Injury Lawyers, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America(c) for his work in medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. Reiter is being recognized as one of the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients for Personal...

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