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Is a Fast Birth a Safe Birth?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by

Though one might assume that a fast birth means a quick and complication-free experience, the reality can be quite different. The recent experience of a 33-year-old British pop singer demonstrated how birth complications can arise even amidst seemingly ideal birth conditions. The mother was about to give birth to her fifth child and everything seemed to be going according to plan. Once she asked for an epidural, things began to go awry. “It’s like I passed out but I never passed out. I could hear everyone else talking, it was really bizarre. I wish I hadn’t had the epidural,” said the mother. “They put her on my chest and something didn’t feel right.” The baby was not breathing. The birth occurred too fast for the baby to adjust to the outside world. The doctors “think she came out so fast [that] she reverted and went into delayed shock, and reverted…
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Should States Adopt Birth Injury Malpractice Funds

Posted on May 20, 2014 by

The Maryland obstetrics and gynecological (OB/GYN) community faces several million-dollar medical malpractice lawsuits for damages resulting from complications during birth. A new bill proposes the formation of a fund to pay for medical bills, lost earnings and other damages of families who have suffered birth traumas. The bill’s detractors claim that such a fund would absolve OB/GYNs of responsibility for their negligent care. “The best way for hospitals to reduce their financial burden is to prevent negligence,” said the founder of the Coalition for Patients’ Rights in Maryland. “A birth injury fund will only serve to remove accountability and thereby increase likelihood of negligence.” What Does A Birth Injury Fund Mean For Parents? After a birth injury or complication, instead of suing the doctor or hospital responsible for the injury, the child’s parents would apply to the fund. Families would then proceed through a bureaucratic process in which a judge…
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Can Delays in Medical Screenings Hurt My Baby?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by

Birth Trauma Lawyers that Handle Medical Malpractice During Labor and Delivery Medical professionals collect blood samples shortly after birth to test for different disorders from nearly every newborn in the United States. The idea is to detect any type of medical condition quickly, enabling doctors to treat and prevent serious birth injuries in a timely manner. However, according to recent studies, these efforts may be undermined by the inefficiency and, in some cases, negligence of healthcare providers as well as those conducting the screenings for dangerous conditions. This could be yet another reason why birth injury is so prevalent in the United States. The consequences for these mistakes in testing cannot be understated; the lives of children are at stake, which is why newborn screening must improve. What is Wrong with How Newborn Screening Works? In some cases, newborns stop breathing days after birth. With others, children may bleed profusely,…
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