Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

According to Seedol, the parents of a birth injury victim have filed a lawsuit against Illinois Memorial Hospital alleging the hospital’s staff caused their daughter’s cerebral palsy. Jennifer and Lance Schneider filed a lawsuit against the Illinois hospital alleging their child was born with a hypoxic brain injury. Hypoxic brain injury means that the infant did not receive enough oxygen to her brain during the birthing process. The parents also allege that their daughter’s cerebral palsy was caused by medical negligence on the part of a doctor at the hospital. Cerebral palsy is a group of chronic muscle disorders caused by an injury to the brain that a child suffers before or after birth. In many cases, cerebral palsy is directly caused by medical negligence on the part of medical professionals. Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects the entire family in terms of extensive costs, medications, therapy, counseling,…
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According to U.S. Politics Today, risk of birth injury increases during prolonged labor. Birth injuries typically occur when a mother’s pregnancy is too short or too long, or when labor complications occur. Prolonged labor adds to the list of risk factors that may increase a chance of a birth injury to an infant. A birth injury is any type of injury sustained by a newborn during or as a result of the birth process. Some birth injuries are temporary or can be repaired through surgery, however, some birth injuries cause significant impairment and life-long injuries that lead to disability. Cerebral palsy is a birth injury that leads to lifelong disability that requires medical care. 4MyChild, a support organization for families and children with special needs, reports that the risk of birth injuries during a prolonged labor occur when a baby gets lodged in the birth canal without an oxygen supply…
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