Category Archives: Birth Trauma
New York Destroys Options for Birth Trauma Victims
In an unfortunate turn of events, a law recently passed in New York State prevents severely injured children from recovering the cost of their future care from the negligent doctor’s insurance company – even if the case is proven to be medical malpractice. These injured children will also be unable to control the health care decisions recommended by their doctors and therapists. The State of New York will instead make these decisions under its New York Medical Indemnity Fund. The obligation to pay for the negligent doctors’ mistakes will now be carried by taxpayers and a tax on obstetric services provided by hospitals. It will still be up the family of the injured child to prove in court that they were victims of medical negligence, with all the costs that go along with such a venture, to even become eligible for the fund. If they prove themselves victims of malpractice,…
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Autism In Premature Babies Five Times More Likely
A new study on autism has demonstrated that the risk of developing autism among children who were born prematurely is five times greater than among kids born after a full-term pregnancy. The new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that five out of every 100 young adults born weighing less than four and a half pounds had autism. This is significantly higher than the estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that one out of every 100 eight-year-old kids has autism. The professor who led the study, Jennifer Pinto-Martin of the University of Pennsylvania, says she “was surprised”. “I knew it would be higher than the general population…but I thought the rate would be about double”, she said. Those with autism in the study also showed a higher prevalence for other psychiatric disorders, such as phobias and attention-deficit disorder. Pinto-Martin said that although her study did not…
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A Surprising Birth Injury
A mom from Fergus Falls, MN, has learned what brachial plexus injury is in the hardest way possible, through having her newborn son. Carly Schiesser said she read all the books on pregnancy when she found out she was pregnant again, but not one mentioned the injury her son would suffer when he was born. Her son suffered an avulsion, or detachment from the spinal cord, of the nerves that control his hand, wrist and forearm, a rupture of the nerve with controls his elbow and a stretched nerve that controls shoulder function. This means that his arm is most likely going to be paralyzed for life. One of the most upsetting parts of this injury is that it likely could have been prevented. Just changing a woman’s position on the birthing table can open up her pelvis by up to 30 percent. Schiesser says she and her husband ask…
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