Archive for the 'Birth Trauma' Category

Could Cerebral Palsy be preventable?

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I came across an article on that was both surprising and appalling.

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 children who are now afflicted with cerebral palsy and diagnosed this year, could be living normal, healthy lives.
 
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lists the following symptoms of cerebral palsy:
– Muscle tightness and spasticity
– Involuntary movements
– Gait disturbances
– Difficulty swallowing
– Impairment of sight, hearing or speech
– Seizures
– Breathing problems
– Bladder and bowel control problems
– Skin disorders
– Learning disabilities
 
It is heartbreaking to think that thousands of parents must watch their children suffer through this handicap knowing that it could have been prevented. Legal action can help lessen the financial burden, but it cannot make up for the damage done by negligent medical staff.
 
Other causes of cerebral palsy include injury to the child’s head and drug or alcohol use by or physical abuse of the pregnant mother.

If you have been affected by cerebral palsy, visit www.cerebralpalsy.org <http://www.cerebralpalsy.org> to find a support group near you, as well as more information on how to fight back.

Birth Defects differ from Birth Injuries

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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While many people use the terms “birth defect” and “birth injury” interchangeably, there is a physical, and legal, difference between the two.

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A birth defect typically means that something occurred prior to or during pregnancy that caused something to go wrong with the child’s health and development. A birth injury, or birth trauma, means that something happened during delivery that caused the baby to be deprived of oxygen or to suffer some other injury that was the direct cause of problems during delivery.

Unfortunately, most cases of birth trauma could have been avoided.
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For medical malpractice to be proven, four different elements must exist: duty of care, breach of duty, injury, and proximate cause. Duty of care means that the doctor or medical professional was responsible for providing reasonable care—something that is almost always me when a doctor-patient relationship exists. Breach of duty means that the doctor did not provide the reasonable and professional care he or she owed to you. Injury must have been caused by that breach of duty, and proximate cause means that without the negligent act itself, the injury would not have occurred. I

f it can be shown that you may have suffered the injury even if the doctor had not made the mistake, there is no proximate cause.

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If you or a loved one has suffered a birth injury, it is important to seek professional advice as soon as possible as most states impose time limits.

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Birth research in Texas stunted

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

The Texas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention has lost its federal funding. The center, which focuses its efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, was one of eight state programs to receive funding from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Since its inception, the center has received approximately $10 million in federal funding and published nearly 150 papers.
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This national study is overseen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Representatives for the CDC point to a struggling budget and rising costs for their decision to close three of their eight birth defect research centers. New York and Iowa were eliminated along with Texas, while Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Utah can continue to receive money.
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A loss of this magnitude will put a severe dent into the headway that was being reached by the Texas center. Through the Texas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, scientists from all across the state were able to come together to study risk factors in pregnancy such as diabetes, obesity, folic acid deficiencies, exposure to solvents and mold.

The birth trauma lawyers at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP are ready to seek justice for the innocent mothers and babies who suffer birth trauma or birth defects at the hands of negligent doctors and hospital staff. If you think you may have a case, call us today.