Category Archives: Birth Defects
Family awarded $9.5M medical malpractice settlement for boy with cerebral palsy
An Illinois family has agreed to a $9.5M medical malpractice settlement after mediation with an Illinois hospital, nurse midwife and the nurse’s employer after she claimed that her son’s birth injury, resulting in cerebral palsy, was caused by negligence. The woman filed a cerebral palsy lawsuit claiming her son was deprived of oxygen during the birth process which caused a brain injury. According to her lawsuit, the nurse midwife was required to have a sponsoring physician on call but her sponsoring physician was away and she did not call another physician in to the case. The child, who is now 14, has a permanent disability which requires lifetime care. In the settlement, the hospital has greed to pay $7.5 million. The doctor and midwife will each pay $1 million as part of the settlement. Cerebral palsy can be caused by the lack of oxygen at birth which can cause permanent…
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Could Cerebral Palsy be preventable?
I came across an article on that was both surprising and appalling. According to the article, more than 10,000 infants or pre-school aged children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year. Of these, approximately 20 percent were due to medical negligence or malpractice. That means that with better care from hospitals, doctors and staff, 2,000 children who are now afflicted with cerebral palsy and diagnosed this year, could be living normal, healthy lives. The article lists the following symptoms of cerebral palsy: — Muscle tightness and spasticity — Involuntary movements — Gait disturbances — Difficulty swallowing — Impairment of sight, hearing or speech — Seizures — Breathing problems — Bladder and bowel control problems — Skin disorders — Learning disabilities It is heartbreaking to think that thousands of parents must watch their children suffer through this handicap knowing that it could have been prevented. Legal action can help…
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Chinese facing effects of pollution and birth defects
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker video After years of neglect, the Chinese government has begun a crackdown against environmental crimes causing pollution-related health problems by closing the Huaqiang battery plant in Longyan after more than 120 children were found to have high levels of lead in their blood. Storm Warning video In China, the birth defect rate has almost doubled in the past decade as a result of pollution. This rise in pollution has caused extra fingers and toes, cleft lips, and congenital heart disease. In Beijing alone, the rate was 170 per 10,000 births last year, a number significantly higher than the global average. Also, a 2007 World Bank study reports that 460,000 Chinese have died from water and air pollution, and the cancer rate has jumped by 19 percent in cities and 23 percent in rural areas in recent years. The School of Rock download The Visitor…
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