BLOG - Cappolino, Dodd, Krebs, LLP » Birth Defects http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:32:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Infertility Treatments Tied to Higher Birth Defect Risk http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2010/06/17/infertility-treatments-tied-to-higher-birth-defect-risk/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2010/06/17/infertility-treatments-tied-to-higher-birth-defect-risk/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:31:47 +0000 admin http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/?p=4791 The risk of birth defects seems to be twice as high in babies conceived via fertility treatment, versus babies conceived naturally, writes Reuters, citing French scientists. Researchers say physicians should warn potential parents of the risk of birth abnormalities when assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment is used.

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]]> http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2010/06/17/infertility-treatments-tied-to-higher-birth-defect-risk/feed/ 0 Family awarded $9.5M medical malpractice settlement for boy with cerebral palsy http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2010/04/28/family-awarded-9-5m-medical-malpractice-settlement-for-boy-with-cerebral-palsy/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2010/04/28/family-awarded-9-5m-medical-malpractice-settlement-for-boy-with-cerebral-palsy/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/?p=4788 An Illinois family has agreed to a $9.5M medical malpractice settlement after mediation with an Illinois hospital, nurse midwife and the nurse’s employer after she claimed that her son’s birth injury, resulting in cerebral palsy, was caused by negligence.

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According to the article, more than 10,000 infants or pre-school aged children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year. Of these, approximately 20 percent were due to medical negligence or malpractice. That means that with better care from hospitals, doctors and staff, 2,000 [...]

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]]> http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/10/21/chinese-facing-effects-of-pollution-and-birth-defects/feed/ 0 Study Finds Chemical was Linked to Birth Defects http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/10/21/study-finds-chemical-was-linked-to-birth-defects/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/10/21/study-finds-chemical-was-linked-to-birth-defects/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:52:51 +0000 admin http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/?p=232 A study has been published in Environmental Health that links exposure to tetrachloroethylene to birth defects.  The chemical is also known as perchlorethylene (PCE)and is used as a solvent in drinking water occasionally.

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]]> http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/10/02/antidepressants-linked-to-newborn-heart-defects/feed/ 0 Babies with small heads at risk of cerebral palsy http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/09/16/babies-with-small-heads-at-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/09/16/babies-with-small-heads-at-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:15:58 +0000 admin http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/?p=215 Children born with smaller-than-normal head size should be screened for cognitive problems such as cerebral palsy, new guidelines suggest. Special Dead movie Edmond movie This according to new guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. The report appears in the Sept. 15 issue of Neurology Schindler’s List [...]

]]> http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/09/16/babies-with-small-heads-at-risk-of-cerebral-palsy/feed/ 0 Birth Defect Gene Isolated http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/08/17/birth-defect-gene-isolated/ http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/2009/08/17/birth-defect-gene-isolated/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:39:52 +0000 C Winsor http://www.birthtraumalawblog.com/?p=209 download The Grudge 2 Christmas Story film Appointment with Crime movie download download My Sisters Keeper movie The Good Night ipod Newswise reports that researchers from the University of Chicago, University of Alberta, and several other institutions have isolated the gene involved with a common birth defect. The Foot Fist [...]

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