When you or your partner deliver your baby, the last thing you think about it a potential injury occurring during the process. Unfortunately, five out of every 1000 babies that are born sustain a birth injury of some sort. This can be devastating and you may wonder...
Birth injury
How common are birth injuries?
As you prepare for the birth of your child, you will want to ensure that everything is in place for a safe delivery. The chances of your newborn suffering from birth injuries are low. And working with well-trained medical professionals can further decrease the odds of...
The differences between birth defects and birth injuries
Most new parents are no strangers to feeling stress or anxiety. Expanding the family presents challenges before, during and after the pregnancy. Among the more nerve-wracking moments occurs immediately afterward, when medical professionals perform an infant’s first...
What are the most common birth injuries?
Many expectant parents await their child’s birth with a mix of excitement and nervousness. Even when all the tests show that the mother and unborn child are healthy, the birthing process itself can involve several components that are out of a parent’s...
Did your baby suffer from shoulder dystocia?
Becoming a new mother is an exciting, joyous moment. But when you experience negligence in the labor and delivery room, that excitement can quickly turn into fear, frustration and anxiety. A doctor’s incompetence, inattentiveness or inexperience during your...
Are birth injuries common?
Few things in life are more exciting and memorable than the birth of a child. Like every parent, you want the childbirth process to go smoothly. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.Birth injuries do occur. Sometimes, these are unpreventable acts, while...
What leads to birth injuries?
Childbirth is a joyous, stressful, exciting, and overwhelming life event. Unfortunately, sometimes it is overwhelming for the wrong reasons. Hospitals have dedicated teams of doctors trained in birthing children, but that doesn’t mean that issues never arise....
Legal action for birth defects is different than birth injuries
Many parents in New Jersey are relieved once the baby is delivered safely after nine hard months of pregnancy, but it may not take long before a medical emergency occurs. For some, bigger problems arise once the baby comes out. The doctors may come across a physical...
How common are birth defects in the United States?
While some defects are truly the result of genetics, there are a significant number that result from errors made by medical professionals or facilities during the pregnancy or delivery. Birth defects are far more common than you might imagine, with one in every...
New Jersey jury hands down $20 million for fetal brain injury
Maria Tapia was pregnant with twins in 2011. During her 33rd week, she went for an ultrasound. A technician working for maternal fetal medicine specialist Gary Frisoli discovered one of the babies, a girl, had developed intrauterine growth retardation. The condition...