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When a newborn is injured during his or her birth, determining who is at fault for the injury is an essential part of a medical malpractice case. There are several professionals who could be held liable individually, including doctors, nurses and anesthesiologists in...
Birth injuries can occur when medical professionals fail to recognize babies' needs or identify potential risks to a baby before, during or after birth. Two birth injuries that could be caused by physicians' mistakes include cerebral palsy and Erb's palsy. Although...
North Carolina readers might be interested in the details of a $40 million medical malpractice lawsuit filed in an Oregon court. The suit alleges that hospital doctors and staff were negligent during the birth of a baby boy who was later diagnosed with cerebral palsy....
Traditionally, many North Carolina parents who have children born with brain injuries assumed that a loss of oxygen during the birth was the cause. However, a report that was released on May 7 indicated that this may not always be the case. Experts in associated...
A North Carolina woman recently filed a stillbirth lawsuit against several health care providers citing negligence during childbirth. The suit was filed in the Davidson County Superior Court and targets Wake Forest Baptist Health at Lexington Medical Center, Piedmont...
Mothers in North Carolina will be interested to hear about a medical malpractice suit in Los Angeles regarding a woman who was 39 weeks pregnant and living in a homeless shelter. She went to the emergency room with complaints of severe pain in her abdomen. The...
Expectant mothers in North Carolina may be rethinking inducing their labor after a study showed links between the practice and later causes of autism in children. Also referenced in the study was the fact that stress to a fetus, such as a birth injury, made the...
The brachial plexus is a group of nerves that run from the spine through the neck and into the arm. Sometimes, during delivery, a baby's shoulder can become lodged behind a mother's pelvic bone. There are specific methods used by doctors to get the shoulder free....
Whenever a baby is born with a serious medical condition, such as cerebral palsy, parents have questions. Some may wonder how it happened. Others may wonder if there was something either they or their medical providers could have done differently to prevent the...
Although a vast majority of women still choose to give birth in a hospital setting, the last several years have been witness to a surge in the number of pre-planned births at home. In response to this growing trend, the American Academy of Pediatrics has created a new...