Friday, June 6th, 2014
Pope & Howard, P.C., is one of the top birth injury law firms in Atlanta. When birth injuries, such as facial paralysis, are caused by sub-standard medical care or medical negligence, it can affect the development and quality of life of a newborn. In some cases, paralysis affects the entire face, while in others it… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Erb’s palsy or brachial plexus injury, can be a severe birth injury. It usually occurs when difficulties arise during vaginal birth, causing damage to the baby’s brachial plexus nerves. Depending on the degree of damage, it can permanently affect the nerves in the arms, shoulders and hands. The effects range from limited mobility of the… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Encephalitis is the irritation and swelling of the brain, most often due to infection. The most common cause of infant encephalitis is vaginal delivery by a mother who is infected with the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2). This type of infection in newborns is often severe and can be fatal. Pregnant women with a history… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
All parents hope for a healthy, happy baby, but delivery room errors can turn one of life’s happiest moments into a tragedy. A birth injury, due to medical malpractice, can leave your baby permanently disabled. This may not only dash your hopes for your child, but it can leave you in extraordinary medical debt. Conditions… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Marketed under the brand name Cytotec, the drug misoprostol is sometimes given to pregnant women to induce labor. Cytotec labor induction works by ripening (thinning or causes effacement) of the cervix to product contractions. However, many women have experience serious side effects.
The use of Cytotec as a labor induction medication is an “off-label” or… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term for several neurological disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination. Infants afflicted with this permanent condition require extensive and costly medical care throughout their lives. Cerebral palsy has a variety of causes, including random gene mutations, maternal infections, fetal stroke, infant infections, or a traumatic head injury. Sometimes,… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
A breech birth occurs when the baby is in the breech position (either the buttocks or the feet are positioned to descend toward the birth canal). Under normal circumstances, the baby is born head first. If the baby is in the breech position, a physician should make every effort to identify this complication, and if… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Brain damage at birth can be caused by decreased oxygen and/or blood flow to the infant’s brain. The resulting injury is known as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Cases may involve the near total loss of delivery of oxygen and/or blood flow, or may involve partial prolonged loss of oxygen delivery and/or blood flow.
Near total… Read More
Friday, June 6th, 2014
Brachial plexus is a collection of nerves that exit the spinal cord in the neck and supply nerve impulses to the arms. If a baby’s head is twisted or bent to an extreme degree during delivery, these nerves can be stretched or damaged to the extent that it results in partial or complete paralysis of… Read More