Blog: Birth Injuries

Birth trauma and injuries still happen at alarming rates

Sep 10, 2013

Birth injuries and trauma seem to be a thing of the past, but do still occur at an alarming rate regardless of the world's great technological advances over the past century. When a child endures unnecessary permanent damage during the birthing process, sometimes it is unavoidable, but many times someone must be held responsible for what will likely be a lifetime of health concerns. OBGYNs and pediatricians divide the complications that take place during delivery...

Study connects pregnancy complications to cerebral palsy

Jul 17, 2013

When preparing for a new child, Pennsylvania parents often do everything they can to ensure that their child will come into the world happy and healthy. One thing pregnant mothers typically do is visit with an OB/GYN doctor to ensure that everything is going according to plan. In the case that doctors notice that there is a complication, they may be able to take steps to ensure the health of both the mother and child...

Pregnant women may be at risk for unnecessary procedures

May 10, 2013

For many women in Pittsburgh it is likely that their first stay in a hospital is when they give birth for the first time. While for many women, other than having a baby this stay is uneventful, other new mothers or their babies are injured as a result of procedures that may not have actually been necessary. These are sometimes referred to as birth injuries. As is the case in any hospital stay the procedures...

Judgment of $130M in cerebral palsy birth injury case

Apr 19, 2013

Regardless of how one looks at it, birth injuries are a terrible thing. The thought of a newborn baby suffering a life altering injury before even having a chance to live a normal life is heartbreaking and sadly occurs all too often in Western Pennsylvania and throughout the nation. In addition to physical difficulties a baby may be left with, those injuries can take a financial toll as well. It is not uncommon for such...

Can technology applied to figure skating help with birth injury?

Mar 27, 2013

For most parents throughout the Pittsburgh area the day their child enters the world is one of the best of their lives. When that child suffers a birth injury however, the joy of welcoming the newborn can be mixed with confusion, worry and fear. These feelings may arise when one's child is diagnosed with brachial plexus birth palsy. Also known as BPBP, this birth injury affects the use of the baby's arm and shoulder. While...

Birth injury lawsuit settles for $3.75M

Jul 18, 2012

All medical malpractice lawsuits are upsetting. Those involving birth injuries that leave newborns with irreparable harm are heartbreaking. Though few Pennsylvania residents likely want to think about them happening, the reality is that they do. While there is nothing that can be done to undo most injuries, because in most cases there is an abundance of medical bills that will accumulate due to the injury, some find it is worthwhile to file a medical malpractice...

$73K in sanctions stemming from birth injury lawsuit upheld

May 2, 2012

There are of course many different injuries that if sustained by a patient, can lead to a medical malpractice lawsuit. Perhaps the most tragic of those is an injury to a baby that occurs as it is being born. Known as a birth injury, they are particularly sad since the victim is so young and has not had a chance to know a normal life. An Erie couple filed one such medical malpractice lawsuit in...