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Expensive Treatment Needed for Child’s Disorder
Birth trauma led to a New York state newborn’s rare seizure disorder, and paying for an incredibly expensive treatment is taking the combined efforts of an entire community. Odin Fortner-Watrous suffers from a rare seizure disorder called West Syndrome, caused by a lack of oxygen he experienced during his first moments in the world. “He spent four minutes with no oxygen and it caused severe brain trauma, and due to the brain damage the seizures developed,” said Odin’s mother, Shayna Fortner Watrous, telling the story of his birth. The only treatment option approved in the United States for Odin’s condition, called ACTH, costs $300,000 for a five day supply. Full treatment takes 14 weeks. “We pay $4,600 out of pocket, per vial,” explains Shayna. The mother of four was recently diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. Odin’s father, Arthur, says that every dollar he makes is going towards paying for…
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Michigan Program Lowers C-Sections Significantly
Michigan hospitals are attempting to reduce the number of unnecessary C-section deliveries, a reduction associated with healthier babies and a lower risk of birth injuries. The project is the work of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone obstetrics department. Implementing changes in Michigan hospital birthing procedures, it discourages elective or C-section births unless it is for medically necessary reasons. These include situations such as chronic disease, a mother carrying multiple babies or if the baby is small and developing slowly. With about 65 hospitals participating, almost every birthing center in the state is on board. The main emphasis of the project is education. It attempts to show women the advantages of waiting for natural birth, and eliminates many C-section births with the use of labor-inducing drugs after the 39th week as well as pain-relieving drugs and counseling during labor. From March 2010 to March 2011, elective C-sections before the…
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Doctor’s Haste Leaves Girl’s Arm Paralyzed
A Douglas County, Nebraska jury determined that an obstetrician with Mid-City OB-GYN of Omaha was responsible for a birth injury that left a little girl without the use of her left arm. The jury awarded the now 3-year-old Chaylee Bentzinger-Hill $1.8 million for the ripped and ruptured nerves that occurred during her June 2008 delivery. According to Joe Cullan, the attorney for Chaylee’s parents, Dr. Ann Sijulin used a vacuum to help the infant through the birth canal. The baby’s shoulder became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone, and the doctor pulled down on the baby’s head to get her through, which led to severe nerve damage. “She panicked and she pulled,” Cullan said. “What you’re never, ever supposed to do is pull downward on the baby’s head. This case shows why. Three nerves were ripped out and two nerves were ruptured in half.” Sijulin’s attorney, Thomas Shomaker, said he…
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