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Medical Malpractice Leading to Cerebral Palsy
After deliberating for a day and a half, a jury in Ohio recently found a doctor liable for medical malpractice and awarded a family $13.9 million. The family’s lawsuit centered around the daughter, 10-year-old Haley. Her mother went in for a non-stress test in January of 2000. The doctor on trial told her that she had a low heart rate and suggested that he induce labor in order to increase her heart rate. After inducing labor, the doctor decided not to perform a Cesarean section, a decision that caused Haley not to receive enough oxygen. The lack of oxygen then led to Haley’s brain injury and cerebral palsy. An expert witness for the family also testified that Haley suffered injuries after the medically induced contractions and the use of a vacuum during her delivery. The doctor who delivered Haley testified that she never considered performing a C-section because there was…
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Chilled Blankets Decrease Rates of Cerebral Palsy, Study Says
A federally funded study found that using chilled blankets immediately after birth reduces the risk of cerebral palsy and infant death. The study charted survival rates of children born with birth trauma, mainly lack of oxygen during birth (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a.k.a HIE). Doctors studied 208 births in various hospitals across the country. Doctors identified children with HIE within six hours of their birth and administered either traditional treatments or a cooling blanket. Cold water circulates through the blanket, cooling the newborn’s temperature. Researchers found that newborns in the traditional treatment group had a mortality rate of 44 percent, while newborns given the chilled blanket treatment (called hypothermia) had a mortality rate of 28 percent. They were also less likely to develop conditions usually associated with traumatic birth, such as cerebral palsy, limited motor function, vision problems and epilepsy. The hypothermia treatment is standard practice at many hospitals. The study expands…
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Returning Marine Sees Cerebral Palsy Son Walk for First Time; Video Goes Viral
A video posted on WelcomeHomeBlog.com generated hundreds of comments, thousands of Facebook “likes” and some mentions on major news outlets. In the video, a returning marine sees his son walk for the first time. “When my husband left on his deployment, our 6-year-old son could not walk on his own,” writes Melissa Cooney on the website where she submitted the video. “He has cerebral palsy. Doctors originally said that he would never walk or do much of anything. While daddy was away, he learned to walk. For his homecoming, we set it up for Michael to walk to his daddy for the first time ever! We kept the fact the he could walk a secret the whole time his dad was gone!” The video is one of the most popular posts on the site, which features emotional reunions of returning soldiers and their loved ones. A few days after the…
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