A mother and her baby have pleaded a separate cause of action. The accused hospital moves to dismiss the infant’s cause of action, brought by her maternal grandfather as Guardian appointed by an order of the Court. It is claimed that the hospital’s negligence, failure to provide adequate care and…
A woman engaged the professional services of an obstetrician to give her prenatal care and to deliver her baby. On October 24, 2002, the woman was admitted to the emergency room because she was already in labor. The labor proceeded normally until the second stage of labor when the woman…
New approaches to preventing preterm birth and related complications were discussed at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 59th Annual Clinical Meeting. In particular, studies of cutting-edge technology that may lead to an approach for the prevention of cerebral palsy were highlighted. “Preterm birth is one of the…
$5 million was awarded to a 30-year-old mother whose newborn’s birth injuries were the direct result of medical malpractice. A doctor in New York City and another in Staten Island say that according to medical records submitted into court, the plaintiff’s medical history showed nothing to be concerned about. She…
A suit filed by the family and legal counsel of a four-year-old boy was settled last week for €800,000. The boy’s right arm was paralyzed because of injuries incurred during his birth. The Justice who approved the boy’s settlement said, “it was a perfectly fair and reasonable settlement.” The boy,…
An $18.2 million settlement was awarded to a Wisconsin woman by the Federal government who funded the former Sinai-Samaritan Hospital in Milwaukee. The hospital was found negligent in the birth injury case. The plaintiff alleged that the child’s birth injury was due to the “horrific care” that she received from…
An 8-month-old Iraqi infant, who had suffered nerve damage during birth, is expected to recover some kind of movement in his right hand after a successful surgery in Houston last week. The surgery lasted two hours and according to the doctor, “It went really well.” The operating surgeon specializes in…
A New Jersey jury found a doctor was negligent in the case of a birth injury resulting in the infant’s development of cerebral palsy. The family of the plaintiff alleged that if the emergency room doctor had not waited as long as he did to perform an emergency Cesarean section,…
Studies see a wide range of cases that involve the most precious members of society who are harmed by the negligence of strangers – strangers who should know better and should be providing nothing but the absolute best of care. A British mom is launching a legal fight against a…
A Lawyer from Leeds is urging the NHS to take measures to reduce the number of babies born and affected by trauma at birth. The firm representing the family of a five-year-old birth injury victim recently spoke out during National Birth Trauma Awareness Week. The young girl suffered brain damage…