Category: Birth Injuries

A birth injury is any type of injury a newborn suffers during childbirth. Birth injuries can occur due to complications during labor and delivery. They may or may not be due to doctor negligence. Birth injuries can range from minor to severe. An experienced birth injury lawyer can examine your

Receiving appropriate prenatal care throughout your pregnancy is essential for your health and the health of your baby. If your OB-GYN fails to provide this routine care, they have demonstrated gross medical negligence, and they may be responsible for an injury during birth. During pregnancy, you should expect to see

Shoulder dystocia is a delivery complication that occurs when an infant’s shoulders become lodged in the mother’s pelvis. The infant’s brachial plexus nerves could be damaged, causing complications like Erb’s Palsy or Klumpke’s Palsy. Shoulder dystocia often arises when: The baby is born feet first, placing undue stress on the

An infant could suffer a nerve injury before birth or during delivery. The three most common kinds of birth-related nerve injuries are facial nerve, brachial plexus, and phrenic nerve injuries. The fourth kind of nerve injury, spinal cord nerve injuries, is rarer but is often more severe and could potentially

Placental previa (or placental detachment) is a dangerous condition that puts the lives of both baby and mother at risk. To understand some of the reasons why, it is important to understand what the role of the placenta is, and how the function of this unique organ is integral to

Placental abruption when the placenta separates from the uterine lining unexpectedly, resulting in significant dangers to the unborn baby. The placenta is responsible for carrying nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the fetus, and is the primary connection between the mother and her child until the child is safely

Anoxic brain injuries are a common brain injury that usually results from a failure of the medical team to promptly deliver a child who is suffering from birth complications. This may be due to umbilical cord strangulation, placental detachment, or a variety of other problems, including trauma from improper use

Birth injuries occur all too often, and much of the time these devastating conditions are the fault of medical error by the labor and delivery team. Whether it be failure to respond to an irregular heartbeat or trauma caused by using forceps or other delivery-assisting devices, doctors continue to injure

It’s easy to blame the mother whenever anything goes wrong during pregnancy. But research suggests there are a variety of reasons for things like premature labor and injury during birth, and that many of these have a lot more to do with what the doctor does (or doesn’t do) than

Braxton Hicks. Every expectant mother has heard those words. Braxton Hicks contractions are the warm-up to the real thing, essentially, practicing for the big day. As the due date approaches, women become accustomed to feeling the tightening of Braxton Hicks contractions. At least, that’s what the expectant mother thinks she