A lawsuit has been filled against Bayshore Medical Center, claiming that the obstetrician’s failure to perform a timely C-section led to a baby’s brain injuries. The lawsuit states that the mother was admitted to the South Texas hospital at full term to give birth to her baby, but that the medical team failed to observe and document significant changes in the health and medical condition of both the mother and her unborn child, which ultimately caused brain damage. The complaint alleges that since the medical team did not observe or document any problems with the baby and yet the baby subsequently had brain damage, then clearly the medical team failed in its duty to provide adequate care. Additionally, other complaints filed against the medical team in the lawsuit includes failure to perform an emergency C-section in a timely manner, failure to perform the C-section in a sterile environment, failure to…
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February 25, 2013Birth Injury Lawyers Examine Autism Studies
February 20, 2013Two recent studies examined how factors in labor and pregnancy can cause or reduce the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Autism and Folic Acid One study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that pregnant women who take folic acid during pregnancy reduce the chances of their children developing autism by up to 40 percent. Most of us ingest a form of folic acid quite frequently; in the U.S., many grain and cereal products contain folic acid supplements. Folic acid is a B vitamin that encourages healthy cell growth. The study examined births in Norway, where the consumption of folic acid is not as widespread as it is here, and found that children whose mothers who did not take the B vitamin supplements had increased rates of ASD, Aspergers and other developmental disabilities. Autism and Premature Birth While folic acid may decrease the risk of…
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