Category Archives: Birth Defects
Medical Center in Texas Implements Shoulder Dystocia Prevention Tool
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
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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Jury Awards Over $2 Million in Erb’s Palsy Lawsuit
Prenatal care issues during the delivery of a child were at the center of a recent medical malpractice lawsuit on the East Coast. The recent New York lawsuit involved a child that was not given proper care, and a certified midwife that pulled too hard on the child’s head during delivery. The child’s mother filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her now 7-year-old daughter who suffers from Erb’s palsy. The child has limited mobility in her left arm due to permanent nerve damage to nerves in her neck. The lawsuit alleged that issues involved during the child’s prenatal care and the delivery process caused the permanent nerve damage. In April, after deliberating over the evidence presented at trial, the jury was in favor of the family, awarding a seven-figure sum in damages. You and Your Child Have Rights. We Can Help. Contact our Erb’s Palsy Lawyers Today Erb’s…
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