Category Archives: Brain Damage
Girl Born in Jail Suffers Birth Trauma Injuries
Wayne County has recently settled a birth trauma lawsuit filed by a woman who gave birth in jail. Chantrienes Barker went into labor in 1998 while incarcerated. Officers sent her to a hospital, but returned her to jail just two hours later. She and other inmates repeatedly urged guards to return her to the hospital, saying that her labor pains were increasing. She gave birth in jail, and her daughter now suffers from brain damage. Barker sued the county for violating her civil rights, and the county agreed to an $8 million settlement. The County’s Defense Initially, the county said that it was not responsible for the infant’s health due to a landmark abortion ruling. Since Roe V. Wade decided that life did not begin before birth, the county argued, jail officials had no responsibility to provide adequate care to Barker’s unborn child. Barker’s lawyer did not accept this argument….
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Trial Program Shows Potential to Reduce Birth Traumas
Recently, 14 hospitals joined together to enact safety procedures that could reduce birth trauma brought on by hospital mistakes. The early results are extremely promising, according to Susan DeVore, president and CEO of Premier Inc. Premier Inc. is a “performance improvement alliance” that coordinated the effort through its Premier Perinatal Safety Initiative. “What we see from the data is that there has been a 25 percent reduction in birth hypoxia and asphyxia, which can cause infant brain damage, a 22 percent reduction in neonatal birth trauma and for just these 14 hospital over just this short period of time, there have been 30 fewer babies that have experienced these harms,” DeVore said. Premier provided hospitals with a very thorough list of criteria for physicians to follow. One of the “bundles” established by Premier involved the use of oxytocin. Oxytocin is a drug used to slow labor, and it can lead…
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Girl Born in Jail Suffers Birth Trauma Injuries
Wayne County has recently settled a birth trauma lawsuit filed by a woman who gave birth in jail. Chantrienes Barker went into labor in 1998 while incarcerated. Officers sent her to a hospital, but returned her to jail just two hours later. She and other inmates repeatedly urged guards to return her to the hospital, saying that her labor pains were increasing. She gave birth in jail, and her daughter now suffers from brain damage. Barker sued the county for violating her civil rights, and the county agreed to an $8 million settlement. The County’s Defense Initially, the county said that it was not responsible for the infant’s health due to a landmark abortion ruling. Since Roe V. Wade decided that life did not begin before birth, the county argued, jail officials had no responsibility to provide adequate care to Barker’s unborn child. Barker’s lawyer did not accept this argument….
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