Category Archives: Birth Injury
Recent Academic Study Finds Doctors Regularly Underestimate Birth Weight, Increasing the Risk of Certain Birth Injuries
Maryland medical providers have a legal responsibility to treat a patient with care that meets or exceeds the professional standard of care in the relevant medical field, and a failure to meet that standard of care may put a provider at risk of malpractice liability. A recent academic study released by the Journal of… Read More »
Woman Dies During Childbirth After Suffering Excessive Bleeding
A family was struck by an unexpected tragedy last month when a 37-year-old woman died during childbirth after she arrived at a hospital while going into labor. According to a local news report, the woman had been experiencing heavy bleeding shortly before her death, which was likely the cause. The child survived the labor… Read More »
Improperly Performed Cesarean Sections Can Lead to the Birth Injury or Death of a Mother or Child
The decision to perform a cesarean section, which is a procedure that can be used to deliver a child surgically when a natural vaginal birth is either unsafe or not occurring as planned, as well as for other reasons, can be extremely influential on the health and life of both the mother and the… Read More »
Victim of Birth Injury at U.S. Military Hospital Brings Challenge to United States Supreme Court
Under a doctrine of law known commonly as the “Feres Doctrine,” active U.S. Military members may not sue a military medical provider for incidents that occurred in the course of military service. This legal doctrine has been used for over 50 years to allow the government and the medical providers that they employ to… Read More »
Mother and Child Each Awarded Damages in Birth Injury Case
Birth injury lawsuits are filed primarily to hold medical providers financially responsible for the injuries and long-term limitations suffered by a child who is born disabled. A birth injury claim can also be filed if the alleged medical negligence during childbirth results in the death of the child. In either case, there is almost… Read More »
Family Awarded $9.5 Million in Birth Injury Lawsuit
Earlier this month in Ireland, the family of a 14-year-old girl who was born with severe brain injuries as a result of alleged medical malpractice was awarded over $9.5 million. According to one local news source covering the case, the young girl is now completely dependent on others for her care, and she will… Read More »
The Difference Between Birth Injury Lawsuits and Birth Defect Lawsuits
The family of a severely disabled girl who suffered from birth injuries as a result of negligent treatment by the doctors and hospital involved in the child’s 2001 birth has been awarded a settlement from the defendants to compensate them for the damages caused by the medical negligence. This case is useful to demonstrate… Read More »
Wrongful Birth Laws as Applied to Failed Contraceptives and Birth Injuries
A recent lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of an implanted semi-permanent contraception device demonstrates how medical providers and pharmaceutical companies may be held accountable for medical malpractice when contraceptives fail. Under state and federal laws, it is possible to sue medical providers and drug companies for wrongful birth if contraceptives that were intended to… Read More »
Burgeoning Obesity Rates Among Expectant Mothers Have Resulted in More C-Sections and an Increase in Birth Injuries
Recently reported statistics from a California study show that many mothers are receiving unnecessary cesarean sections when giving birth, and the data suggest that both infants and mothers are put at an increased risk of injury as a result. According to a public radio report discussing the study, the rate of cesarean births has… Read More »
Compensation Package Receives Final Approval in Severe Birth Injury Case
A mother has accepted, and the court approved, a settlement package offered by the defendant in a highly emotional birth injury case that had been filed after the plaintiff’s son was born with cerebral palsy and severe disabilities as a result of the medical team’s negligence in handling the mother’s pregnancy and labor. The… Read More »
