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According to Seedol, a Pennsylvania jury has found the Hamot Medical Center’s doctors and staff responsible for birth injuries sustained during the delivery process of Tina Graham’s son. Ja’Kareon Graham and his family were awarded $21,573,993 for a cerebral palsy birth injury sustained in November 2006. Tina Graham testified that she went to the hospital believing it would be the happiest day of her life, as she excitedly awaited the birth of her son. Graham recalled that when she first arrived to the medical center, what should have been routine procedures were not handled properly as she was being prepped for child birth. The plaintiff alleged that the nursing staff failed to properly monitor Ja’Kareon’s heart rate and vital signs, as they did not detect that the baby was not receiving enough oxygen which caused him to reposition himself into a breach position. Ja’Kareon’s forced repositioning required an emergency cesarean…
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According to Seedol, cerebral palsy is a common birth defect caused by a medical negligence. Cerebral palsy has a significant effect on a child’s future development and requires a lifetime filled with doctor’s visits, rehabilitation and trips to a specialist. Other types of birth injuries include bruising, swelling, forceps scars that may not be as serious and usually heal within a few weeks. Temporary loss of nerve of muscular function caused by bruising, pressure or swelling around the nerves can also be caused by a birth injury, but usually will heal within weeks or months. Cerebral palsy attorneys agree with medical professionals that cerebral palsy causes permanent damage, where muscles suffer from impaired coordination as well as other disabilities. In some cases, cerebral palsy is caused by the lack of oxygen going to an infant’s brain during child birth. Cerebral palsy is a condition, sometimes thought of as a group…
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