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Published on: November 13, 2011

Boy Receives Brain Damage Compensation

by Stephen Bilkis

A small boy who was brain damaged at birth will receive injury compensation from a Welsh hospital in the amount of £2.275 million. The eight-year-old will receive the payout through Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.

The boy’s brain damage was caused because his birth was delayed at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. His final diagnosis included the chilling ring of dyskinetic cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy is one of the most painful diagnoses to hear. The term is confusing to most parents and even some doctors in the Bronx and Suffolk County. Through thorough testing, a child’s doctor should be able to accurately tell you the ‘type’ of CP your child has. The classification and diagnosis depends on the severity of his or her limitations and on what parts of the body and brain are affected.

Published on: November 10, 2011

Quick Action Can Save Newborns from Suffocation

by Stephen Bilkis

A program dubbed Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is championed by many doctors. A doctor from the African continent highlights a startling truth when he says, “Whenever people talk about emergency, they rarely think about children but focus on adults.” This doctor’s ability to think on his feet during emergencies have saved countless lives and he is dedicated to sharing his knowledge with his colleagues.

In Africa, local hospitals rarely have child-specific Intensive Care Units, explains NYC Birth Injury Lawyers.

Every year, roughly four million babies die globally during their first month of life.

Published on: October 27, 2011

Kent, England Child Awarded Millions

by Stephen Bilkis

A London High Court awarded an 8-year old child a multi-million pound settlement, a New York Birth Injury Attorney claims. The award is a result of a lawsuit that was filed on her behalf by her mother for medical negligence that occurred at birth that resulted in the girl being born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

The award includes an initial payment of £900,000, or about $1.5 million USD, and an annual payment of £100,000, or $162,576.85 USD that includes an annual index adjustment, sources tell the Manhattan Birth Injury Attorney. The annual payment will increase when the girl turns 19 to £155,000, or $ 252,025.50 USD.

Due to her medical condition, the child will require constant care for the rest of her life, as she cannot feed, bathe, dress, nor fend for herself. Sources informed the NY Birth Injury Lawyer that the mother filed the suit so that her child could be provided for in the event that neither she nor her husband is no longer living or in a position to care for their daughter.

Published on: October 14, 2011

Disabled Woman Awarded Multi-Million Pound Settlement

by Stephen Bilkis

A 22-year old Walton, England, woman is to be awarded a multi-million pound settlement after winning a lawsuit against the East of England Strategic Health Authority, a New York City Birth Injury Attorney has discovered. The lawsuit was filed on her behalf by her mother for disabilities that were incurred during childbirth due to the negligence of the medical staff.

The lawsuit alleged that the young woman’s brain had been deprived of oxygen during childbirth due to the delivery occurring too quickly due to the labor being induced by drugs, sources said to the researcher. The oxygen deprivation resulted in permanent brain damage that left her permanently disabled, i.e. she has speech difficulty and must have someone with her 24-hours a day. Sources went on to add that although the 22-year old young lady does volunteer work, there is no way that she can be fully independent.

While the young lady is trying to become more independent, or at least as much as is possible under the circumstances, one of the attorneys representing her in this case stated that “She is a very vulnerable person,” who is trying to manage through the daily exercises of life, and is having great difficulty. He went on to add that she was trying to be more independent from her parents as much as she is able. This settlement should assist her in doing this, at least some.

Published on: October 6, 2011

Brain Damaged Boy Wins Lawsuit

by Stephen Bilkis

An 11-year old boy from Solihull, England, has won a lawsuit, sources tell New York Birth Injury Attorneys. The suit stems from a lawsuit that his parents filed on his behalf due to hospital staff negligence that led to brain damage. Hospitals in Westchester and Suffolk Counties try to take every precaution to prevent this from happening.

Although the boy was born full-term even if by caesarian section, the problems began a few days afterwards. A spokesperson found that for three days after the boy was born that staff failed to properly monitor the child and did not investigate why he was becoming increasingly sleepy, floppy, and was not properly feeding. Sources reported to the New York Birth Injury Lawyer that by the time staff had taken a glucose sample, his blood sugar had dropped to a dangerous level and the infant was also suffering from hypothermia.

Once these issues were discovered, he was transferred to a neonatal unit and given a dextrose drip, but the brain damage at this point was irreversible. The boy now suffers from significant physical and emotional impairment, and cerebral palsy.

Published on: September 28, 2011

Prozac birth defects now include PPH

by Stephen Bilkis

It was revealed today that new studies are showing a strong link to the drug Prozac and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) in newborns.

“PPHN does not allow newborns to get enough oxygen,” claims one Manhattan Birth Injury Lawyer. “In a medical journal this disorder is sadly described by one doctor, ‘Subsequently, with the loss of placental gas exchange and the inability to increase pulmonary blood flow, arterial oxygen tension falls to very low levels. If this situation is not reversed, the infant may die of severe hypoxemia.’ Women need to be aware of this risk before taking Prozac.” He added.

From the study it appears that babies born to mothers who took antidepressants like Prozac 20 weeks or later in their pregnancy were more than five times as likely to develop the condition than babies born to mothers who had not taken anti-depressants during their pregnancy. Hospitals in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are very aware of these situations.

Published on: September 17, 2011

There are five main components to Vertebral Subluxation Complex

by Stephen Bilkis

Vertebral Subluxation Complex, a debilitating spinal misalignment and nervous system issue brought on by birth trauma, happens when the nerve signals from the brain to the rest of the body are interrupted. As relayed by a NY Birth Injury Lawyer, the spinal cord’s involvement with the nerve signal process is integral to how the human body functions; when this process is not functioning properly, serious developmental and structural issues can crop up. There are five main components to Vertebral Subluxation Complex. First, it settles in the joints of one or more of the 24 spinal bones, which then heal incorrectly. This can result in the bones becoming either too loose, too tight, or misaligned altogether. Second, the affected joints can pinch and irritate the spinal nerves and thus interfere with the transfer of information from the brain to the nerves in the rest of the body. Third, muscles can spasm or weaken, which leads to the fourth issue: muscle inflammation and even the potential development of scar tissue. Fifth and finally, the spine itself can begin to slowly degenerate and cause limitations in overall range of motion, which leads to severe pain and the inability of the body as a whole to develop properly. Doctors and nurses in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are always on alert when it comes to this. Vertebral Subluxation Complex is a serious issue that needs dealt with quickly. A New York Birth Injury Attorney has reported that immediate treatment and rehabilitation of the affected body parts and nervous system can your child move past this horrible health problem so they can lead a happy and healthy life.
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Published on: September 11, 2011

Hospital Challenges Birth Injury Ruling

by Stephen Bilkis

The National Maternity Hospital is set to appeal to the Supreme Court concerning a finding that the hospital is liable for severe and permanent brain injuries suffered by a young boy because of its “substandard and negligent” management of his birth.

The young wheelchair-bound boy sued the NMH for injuries sustained during his birth. The judge found that had he been born just a half-hour earlier, he would not have suffered the irreversible brain damage.

According to a New York Birth Injury Lawyerthe decision to appeal means the boy, who is now six, will have to wait at least another two years before he knows if he can collect on any damages from the hospital. His case is the longest birth injury case on record; the hearing began in March of 2007, and ran for 54 days, with judgment given just last week.