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Medical Center in Texas Implements Shoulder Dystocia Prevention Tool

Posted on July 3, 2013 by

The Medical Center of Arlington has chosen to implement risk prevention tools, mainly the CALM Shoulder Screen(TM) application for use with obstetrical patients whose babies are at risk for injury from shoulder dystocia. The Medical Center of Arlington delivers over 3,700 babies annually and will be the first in Texas to implement this unique risk reduction program. The facility manages 180 hospitals in 23 states and is also the largest obstetrical delivery hospital in the North Texas Division. Our Attorneys Help Victims of Shoulder Dystocia, Baby Brain Injuries, Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy Shoulder dystocia occurs when the baby’s shoulder gets stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone during delivery and can lead to potentially severe complications such at brachial plexus impairment, fractured clavicle, and brain injury. These complications are responsible for some 30,000 delivery complications annually in the U.S. Shoulder dystocia always represents an emergency in the delivery room and…
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Midwife’s Mistake Causes Baby’s Brain Injury, Child Dies Three Years Later

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

A couple’s decision to hire a midwife and have a home birth, a much cheaper alternative many women are now choosing over expensive hospital births, caused the eventual death of their son. The midwife the couple hired failed to call an ambulance when the mother began bleeding profusely, and the placenta abruption left the child with a permanent brain injury. “He was still unable to sit alone still unable to crawl, couldn’t stand couldn’t walk couldn’t speak,” the mother told Fox News. The child died from his brain injuries just days before his third birthday. The couple hopes their story will prompt the state to require more from midwifes. “I believe they should review the guidelines, the education requirements, the accountability requirements for midwifery,” the mother concluded. Our Attorneys are Experienced in Helping Victims of Baby Brain Injuries If the midwife had handled the fetal bleeding complications, the child may…
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Stem Cells Offer New Hope for Treating Cerebral Palsy

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

A Birth Injury Lawyer Explains Cerebral palsy is a form of brain damage that is caused when a brain injury or brain malformation occurs while the brain is still developing, either before, during or after birth. The effects of the initial nerve damage can be severe and lifelong. However, recent advances in medical treatments are offering new hope to patients and families affected by cerebral palsy. New Treatments Being Developed In both the United States and abroad, physicians have been experimenting with new treatments that use the stem cells from a child’s umbilical cord blood. Although the treatment is still in the early stages of development, it is showing great promise for helping to treat the developmental setbacks caused by birth trauma. Stem cells are a kind of “one size fits all” cell that can develop into other kinds of cells that the body uses (blood, nerve, muscle, etc.) In…
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