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Cerebral Palsy Attorneys Secure $23.8 Million Settlement
A woman in Massachusetts gave birth to a baby with cerebral palsy. She filed a lawsuit against the doctors and the hospital, claiming that a series of medical mistakes led to her child’s disability. Pitocin The doctors administered Pitocin, a drug intended to speed up a prolonged labor. Sometimes the drug speeds up contractions so fast that the baby does not receive enough oxygen during birth. Lack of Attention The lawsuit claims that the doctors on staff did not closely monitor the woman or her child’s vital signs, and they did not notice that the Pitocin had raised her contraction rates to dangerous levels. Failure to Perform a C-Section When a vaginal birth takes too long or risks injury to the mother or child, most doctors will perform a C-section to minimize injury. If the child becomes stuck in the birth canal, for example, it could cause serious injuries like…
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Parents File $80 Million Suit Against United States for Baby Brain Injury
Andrea and William Dorsheimer’s son was born in the USA Naval Hospital in Florida with severe brain damage. They recently filed a lawsuit blaming the hospital’s negligence for their baby’s injuries; they seek $80 million in damages. Andrea’s doctors decided to administer Pitocin, a drug intended to speed up delivery. We have blogged about Pitocin dangers before. Sometimes it speeds up contractions to the point where it restricts the flow of oxygen to the baby’s brain, which is what appeared to happen here. Two hours after giving Andrea the Pitocin dose, her child showed “non-reassuring signs” of fetal distress that continued for four hours. Causes and Consequences of Baby Bain Injuries Eventually, the doctors ordered an emergency C-section. When they removed the child, they saw that he had no heartbeat, no signs of breathing and poor coloring. The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Doctors resuscitated the child. A…
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Newborn Suffers Brain Injury After Hospital Delays Resuscitation
Nala Myers is three years old. She cannot walk or talk. She needs a feeding tube to eat. She will require assistance for the rest of her life. She had a difficult birth. When she was born, her heart was beating, but she was not breathing. A lawsuit filed by Tierra Myers, Nala’s mother, says that the hospital acted negligently in the critical five minutes following her birth, ultimately causing a brain injury. Most hospitals record an Apgar score one minute and five minutes after delivery. Apgar scores monitor breath, heart rate, muscle tone, response to stimulation and appearance. In this case, the lawsuit claims that whoever performed the one-minute Apgar score fudged the numbers to make Nala’s condition seem healthier than it was. As a result, response teams did not arrive to resuscitate the baby until it was too late. The jury deliberated for 15 hours before ultimately siding…
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