According to the Madison St. Clair Record, Jennifer and Lance Schenider filed a lawsuit against Protestant Memorial Medical Center doing business as Memorial Hospital and Dr. Michael E. Herrmann. The parents allege their daughter, Sophia Schenider, suffered a brain injury during the birth process and action of both hospital and doctor caused her cerebral palsy. The Scheniders claim their daughter was born with hypoxic brain injury, which is when the brain does not receive enough oxygen during the birthing process. Because of her brain injury, Sophia developed cerebral palsy. Sophia lost enjoyment of a normal life and sustains disfigurement, disability, pain and suffering, according to the complaint. Sophia Schenider has no ability to become adequately educated, has suffered impaired earning capacity, and will continue to incur large medical costs, the lawsuit states. Her parents allege the hospital and Dr. Hermann caused Sophia’s injuries by negligently rupturing membranes when her head…
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Belleville Family Sues Doctor and Hospital for Birth Injury
February 11, 2011Research Shows 400,000 Depressed Mothers Giving Birth
January 28, 2011When you look at the shiny pregnancy magazines, and hear that pregnant women have a glow it can make it seem that pregnancy is nothing but a joy. This is certainly true in an ideal situation, but with so much financial upheaval, broken relationships and even just plain bad timing or health concerns there are many pregnancies that are not joyous. The anxiety and pressure can cause an expectant mother to become a victim of depression. Researchers have found that each year more than 400,000 babies are born to mothers who are depressed. With this many babies being born to mothers who are depressed what are the chances that these mothers not only have the well known “baby blues” or post partum depression after birth but also that they are not experiencing the best level of bonding for their children. Sadly, the chances are high that the mothers who suffer…
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Mom of Autistic Student Sues School District for Abuse
January 26, 2011A mother in Sumter, S.C. has filed suit against the school district claiming that due to negligence her autistic son was abused by a school bus aide. The description of what was done to her autistic son sounds like something that might have happened between two students in a fight. But it wasn’t a fight and her son is a victim. The mom says “He was grabbed around the neck and pushed into the window, pushed down to a seat, punched in his stomach.” The mother called the police as soon as she found out. Deputies in Sumter County arrested and charged 19 year old James Porter with assault and battery on a minor. Porter was a bus aide on the school bus that the autistic boy rode. His mother said he would come home off the school bus and be in a bad mood or be crying. The concerned…
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