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Mother’s Cesarean Section Goes Wrong, Texas Family Files Brain Injury Lawsuit
A couple in Texas filed a brain injury lawsuit, stating that their child suffered severe and permanent injuries during and after the mother’s delayed Cesarean section. According to the lawsuit, hospital staff failed to provide the required facilities for the mother’s emergency C-section, which caused the newborn to sustain permanent brain damage. The mother was forced to wait for an available operating room, as the hospital failed to provide a surgical suite in a timely manner for her emergency C-section. The mother stated that the physicians who facilitated her childbirth had a duty to provide a competent degree of skill and supervision, yet failed to offer a standard level of medical care. The parent’s lawyers stated that by failing to fully inform the mother of the risks and complications of delaying a Cesarean section during a difficult labor, the hospital staff showed extreme medical negligence. In Need of a Brain…
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What Are the Long Term Effects and Costs of Birth Injuries?
Speak with a Cerebral Palsy Lawyer A birth injury has immediate physical, emotional and financial consequences for everyone involved. The mother, newborn, and entire family can all suffer unimaginable pain and heartache if a physician’s error or delay somehow harms a newly beginning life. However, even if the injury is treated immediately and diligently, the effects of a doctor or nurse’s negligence can last a lifetime. Birth Injury Effects on the Mother Although the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common for many mothers immediately after birth, one study found that up to 6 percent of mothers continue to exhibit the symptoms long enough to justify a full diagnosis of the disorder. Signs of PTSD include: Persistent memories of the event that manifest as nightmares, intrusive thoughts, or flashbacks Emotional withdrawal and isolation Unexplained irritability, anger or difficulty sleeping The above symptoms lasting longer than a month Some states…
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Recent Research Reveals Even More Birth Defects Linked to Antidepressant
With more complaints and recent medical studies exposing birth defects in connection to Pfizer’s Zoloft, affected families have voiced their concerns and filed lawsuits against the negligent company. An Already Troubled Past In 1991, Pfizer started promoting Zoloft, an antidepressant, and the medication became one of the most popular depression medications in the U.S.; however, it was not long before the drug became linked to reports of serious birth defects in children who had been exposed to the drug in utero. Birth Defects Linked to the Dangerous Drug Birth defects connected to Zoloft can be life-threatening. These defects include: Clubfoot Craniosynostosis, a type of skull deformation that can affect a fetus’s growth and development Heart defects, including atrial septal defects, or holes in the heart Omphalocele, when a child’s internal organs form outside the body. Persistent pulmonary hypertension, a serious lung and heart disorder that can cause cyanosis, low blood-oxygen,…
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