In our previous article, we discussed a recent study that found a connection between severity of seizures and neonatal severity of injury. At Reiter & Walsh, P.C., we have won many successful cases where severe birth injuries caused brain injuries that resulted in severe seizures and seizure disorders. As the study reiterated, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy…
World Cerebral Palsy Day Today, Wednesday, October 7th, 50 countries and tens of thousands of individuals worldwide will celebrate World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015. World CP Day, an annual event held on the first Wednesday of October, brings together people with cerebral palsy, their families, and their supporting organizations. The day’s movements and events are…
Labor & Delivery Nurse Fails to Detect Fetal Oxygen Deprivation, Resulting in HIE According to Injury Lawyer News, a Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a $32.8 million verdict for a toddler with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) who suffered fetal oxygen deprivation and permanent brain damage during delivery. The verdict, which was upheld on July 8th of…
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….
Delayed Post-Term Delivery Results in Birth Asphyxia with Infant Brain Damage, Seizures, HIE and Cerebral Palsy A new mother was 15 days past her due date when her obstetrician finally decided to induce labor. During labor, the baby’s heart rate dropped dangerously low, but nobody on the medical team recognized the non-reassuring heart tracing, which was…
Group B Strep (GBS) can cause infant brain damage, sepsis, meningitis, cerebral palsy and other birth injuries.
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Meconium aspiration is a fairly common occurrence during pregnancy and delivery. However, if doctors fail to appropriately treat it, or if treatment is delayed, the effects may be tragic.
Forceps and vacuum extractors are sometimes used during labor and delivery despite risk of brain damage.
Oxytocin continues to be used regularly during labor and delivery despite correlation between its use and brain damage in babies.
