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Why You Need a Birth Trauma Attorney

Friday, February 10th, 2012

When your child is injured at birth, it is not uncommon to suffer a range of emotions including anger, guilt and frustration. These feelings can become crippling, even when you are certain your child’s injury is the result of medical negligence. Birth trauma attorneys are experienced in helping clients in the most trying of times and they can help you win the resources necessary for the future care of your child.

You may be filled with self-doubt, questioning whether it was something you did that caused your child’s birth injury. It is important to remember that medical professionals are there to ensure the safe delivery of your child. If they do not do their jobs properly, they should be held accountable.

A birth trauma law firm will have the resources necessary to investigate your case. If there has been medical negligence, skilled attorneys can help you prove it.

The negative effects of a birth injury are felt over the course of a lifetime. The costs of lost wages and medical care for the life of the patient can be tremendous. When you go to court represented by an experienced birth trauma lawyer, you are helping to ensure you get the money you need to take care of your child.

If you suspect your child was injured through medical negligence, contact our birth trauma lawyers today. Consultations are free, and you pay nothing unless your case is successful.

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Oklahoma Birth Trauma Victim Awarded $1.8 Million

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

An Oklahoma jury has awarded $1.8 million to a young child and her family as a result of an injury she suffered during birth.

The jury determined that the doctor delivering Chaylee in 2008 inadvertently ripped and ruptured nerves in her left shoulder, making her left arm essentially useless. The lawsuit claims he made two mistakes: His choice to use a vacuum delivery was, in the eyes of some, his first mistake. They say it was unnecessary given the relatively good health of the baby in utero. The other mistake happened when Chaylee became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone and the doctor pulled down on her head in an attempt to free her.

An injury like Chaylee’s can severely limit the advancement of the fine motor skills children develop when they are young. For Chaylee, the severity of her birth injury makes it unlikely she will ever have significant use of her arm.

Also considered in the decision was the social stigma that Chaylee will likely face due to her obvious deformity.

Of the $1.8 million award, $1.2 million represents past and future medical bills, as well as potential lost wages. The remaining $600,000 was awarded for pain and suffering.

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Boy with Cerebral Palsy is Modeling

Monday, January 30th, 2012

A young British boy with cerebral palsy has embarked upon a modeling career, despite the fact that he cannot talk and spends most of his time in a wheelchair.

Six-year-old Joshua Lindley has cerebral palsy quadriplegia and speaks using a special talking machine similar to that used by Professor Steven Hawking. He is able to understand everything, but he was unable to respond until his mom got him the digital talking aid.

With the machine, he can do things like tell him mom what he wants for dinner or what he wants to watch on TV, things that most people take for granted. The Vantage Talker machine has pictures for all the things in Joshua’s daily life, including pictures of his mother and father and the things he likes to eat. His mother got funding to purchase it through a government program.

Joshua likes to be the center of attention despite his condition. He has a beautiful smile and bright eyes, and his mother thought he might do well in modeling. Now he has a successful career as a child model, featured in catalogs, trade magazines and advertisements.

Joshua is a wonderful example of the possibilities after birth trauma when proper care is available. We wish him luck in his modeling career.

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Skeleton Shows Birth Trauma Is Nothing New

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The oldest evidence of birth trauma in a human skeleton has been discovered by a researcher in Canada, confirming that the dangers of childbirth are nothing new to our species.

Susan Pfeiffer, from the University of Toronto in Canada, has found an example of stress injury to the pelvis in the skeleton of a 2000-year-old female found in South Africa.

According to newscientist.com, humans are unique among hominids in having a birth canal that is nearly identical in size to the neonatal head. This means that it is inevitable that natural variations will cause some women to have a pelvis that is too small for childbirth.

The skeleton examined by Pfeiffer had an unusually narrow pelvis, which she said appears to have led to an injury to the pubic symphysis, a joint running down the midline of the pelvis, during childbirth.

“Resulting deterioration of her joints probably caused a lot of pain, yet she stayed active,” said Pfeiffer. “This suggests that her group had knowledge of pain-numbing substances.”

Jeremy DeSilva, from Boston University, estimates that childbirth first became difficult around 4 million years ago.

We are fortunate that with modern medicine and an alert medical staff, a narrow pelvis does not mean birth trauma is inevitable.

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Posts Tagged ‘Birth trauma attorney’

Why You Need a Birth Trauma Attorney

Oklahoma Birth Trauma Victim Awarded $1.8 Million

Boy with Cerebral Palsy is Modeling

Skeleton Shows Birth Trauma Is Nothing New