Birth Injuries
Cephalohematoma: When Birth Injuries Look Like Child Abuse
Does any parent have a greater nightmare than being unfairly accused of harming his or her own child? Unfortunately, this nightmare scenario is a reality for some parents of children who have suffered a ruptured blood vessel in their skull during a traumatic or difficult birth. Known as cephalohematoma, this condition affects 1 in 50…
Read MoreDelayed Cord Clamping
For many years, it was common practice for obstetricians and midwives to clamp and cut the umbilical cord immediately after a baby’s birth. Based on results of research regarding the benefits of delayed cord clamping, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now recommends that clamping of the cord be delayed at least one…
Read MoreThe Cost Of A Life: Historic Verdict In Pitocin Birth Injury Case Is Justified
After four years, justice has been served for Ohio couple Nicole Welker and her partner, Justin Brinkley. The couple gave birth to a son in 2012, but complications during the labor left baby Justinian with “cerebral palsy and catastrophic disabilities” according to the lawsuit. After spending two years contending with the realities of Justinian’s care,…
Read MoreWhen Is a Uterine Rupture the Result of Medical Negligence?
Expecting mothers have a lot on their plates, so they rely on their OB/GYN, midwives and nurses to help keep them safe from risks. One of those risks is uterine rupture, which occurs when the walls of the uterus tear. It usually occurs at the incision site of a previous C-section, so mothers who wish…
Read MoreWomen & Children First: What You Need to Know about the Valley Pike Superfund Site
Bill Mullins, the second-generation owner of Mullins Rubber Products in the Riverside suburb of Dayton, is no stranger to the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, Mullins and his company paid a total of $500,000 in fines for violating the Clean Air Act; the fines were assessed after Mullins pled guilty to misreporting air pollution from…
Read MoreHospitals Are Killing Our Children
Alizabeth and Elvin Hana were devastated when their daughter was born with a brain injury in 2004. The birth injury was caused by severe oxygen deprivation, and the prognosis was not good. According to the Chicago Tribune, their daughter lived only three years because of the severe brain injury caused by the doctors at Rush…
Read MoreOxygen Deprivation as a Result of a Medical Error
Cerebral hypoxia takes place when the brain (and eventually the entire body) is not getting enough oxygen to stay alive. Hypoxic brain injury occurs when there is a decrease in the oxygen supply to the brain. This can be caused by many things such as a head injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, a rapid drop in…
Read MoreNew Study Shows C-Sections Safer For Breech Births
A Canadian study recently published in the journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that vaginal deliveries of breech babies were significantly more likely to result in birth injury that those delivered by planned C-section. The study included data from 52,671 breech deliveries, and concluded that planned C-section is by far the safest method of delivery…
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