Prolonged and Abnormal Labor | Birth Injury Video Library Transcript My name is Andrea Shea, and I’m the on-staff nurse at Reiter & Walsh. I investigate the records – prenatal through the first year of life – and I help to tell the story for the mom and for the baby. When I’m reviewing records,…
When a baby is born, they should be showing signs of health, including crying, pinkish coloring, and a good heart rate. However, there may be signs that a baby did not receive enough oxygen during birth, which include a bluish coloring, little or no crying, lack of movement, and others. If you think your baby…
In this video, Reiter & Walsh partner and birth injury attorney Rebecca Walsh walks expectant parents through how to understand the varying levels of doctor and resident experience in the Labor and Delivery Unit. Video Transcript Hi, I’m Rebecca Walsh, I’m a partner at Reiter & Walsh. I’ve been doing birth injury and medical malpractice…
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Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for monitoring or communication errors to occur in the delivery room. This can lead to severe complications, missed signs of future complications, delayed treatment or delivery, birth injuries, and other devastating results. When medical professionals make delivery room errors, they are not acting in accordance with standards of care and…
When medical professionals violate standards of care or make errors, they may try to cover them up. If your doctor covered up an error in you or your child’s care, the team at ABC Law Centers will investigate. We have many medical experts and professionals available to assist us in discovering the truth about your…
Forceps and vacuum extractors are instruments used in certain instances to help deliver babies. If used improperly, however, they can cause brain bleeding, trauma, head injuries, birth injuries, and other severe complications (1). If your child was injured during birth by the use of forceps or a vacuum extractor, you may notice a problem right…
According to the American Journal of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, emergency C-sections must be completed in 30 minutes or less to keep the baby safe, and even sooner in cases where there are complications, such as placental abruption (1). In fact, there are many situations where C-sections must be done much faster than 30 minutes (2)….
Birth asphyxia, or HIE (hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy), is caused by a baby not getting enough oxygen during the birth process. A hospital should be prepared to perform an emergency C-section within five minutes to prevent birth asphyxia. Sometimes a nurse or doctor doesn’t pick up on fetal monitor indications that a baby is not getting…
