Category Archives: Birth Trauma
Why You Need a Birth Trauma Attorney
When your child is injured at birth, it is not uncommon to suffer a range of emotions including anger, guilt and frustration. These feelings can become crippling, even when you are certain your child’s injury is the result of medical negligence. Birth trauma attorneys are experienced in helping clients in the most trying of times and they can help you win the resources necessary for the future care of your child. You may be filled with self-doubt, questioning whether it was something you did that caused your child’s birth injury. It is important to remember that medical professionals are there to ensure the safe delivery of your child. If they do not do their jobs properly, they should be held accountable. A birth trauma law firm will have the resources necessary to investigate your case. If there has been medical negligence, skilled attorneys can help you prove it. The negative…
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Girl Injured at Birth Awarded $1.314 million
This summer an Iowa jury awarded the family of a little girl $1.314 million for birth injuries she sustained during a poorly performed delivery. According to the Asher family, the on-call OBGYN Specialist at their daughter’s delivery should have recognized that her shoulder was stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone. Recognizing the problem, he should have recommended a caesarian section or attempted to free the shoulder. Instead, he went ahead with the delivery, using “excessive traction” to free the child. Injuries to the left arm became apparent immediately after delivery. The mistakes during delivery resulted in the girl having permanent injuries to the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that start in the spinal cord and control movements in the shoulder, arm and hand. Injuries like this are most common in sports and during childbirth, often leaving the arm without any function. The daughter of the Asher family will have…
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Helping Disabled Children Become Gliding Stars
A program called “Gliding Stars” has been making figure skating accessible to people with physical, mental or emotional challenges since 1994. Started in Buffalo, New York, the program now operates in cities in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. A ritual is performed by Gliding Stars students each time they go on the ice. Each skater is escorted by one or two volunteers as they form a straight line in the center of the rink. Some can stand independently; some require walkers or arm braces. When the skating instructor gives the cue, they chant: “Can we skate? Yes we can!” This spirit is shared by all gliding student stars, including Bryson Sparrin, a 6-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. Getting on the ice and skating, Bryson is able to feel like other boys his age. Using a sliding walker created out of plastic pipes, he is pushed along by his older sister,…
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