Medicaid and Medicare to Cover Brain Birth Injuries
Due to the rising rates of brain birth injuries, states like Kansas are amending Medicare and Medicaid Services to include brain injury services to children ages birth to 16 years. Many other states are starting to follow suit, too. Consequences of Birth Injuries Birth injuries are serious. If you think your child may be the
Read MoreLargest Brain Birth Injury Study Begins
Brain birth injury is one of the leading causes of epilepsy in babies around the world. When negligence causes brain injuries, perinatal asphyxia is the most common side effect. This happens from oxygen is cut off to the fetal brain, and the baby suffers. Consequences of Birth Injuries Birth injuries are serious. If you think
Read MoreBabies Deprived of Even Small Amounts of Oxygen Can Cause Problems
A new study details that babies without even the smallest amount of oxygen at birth can suffer learning and behavior problems later in life. Experts compared newborns with normal deliveries versus those who experienced even the slightest lack of oxygen. Babies, later on, developed brain injuries that caused permanent neurological damage (hypoxia) or cerebral palsy. Lack
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Common Causes of Birth Injuries
A birth defect is a health problem that usually is DNA related. Some examples are Down Syndrome, a cleft palate or even a heart murmur. Sometimes birth defects derive from outside factors like taking SSRIs during pregnancy. A birth injury is one suffered by a child during labor or delivery or soon after birth. Birth injuries
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Zofran Birth Injury Lawsuits Continue
GlaxoSmithKline LLC lost a bid to toss 50 Zofran birth injury lawsuits. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said the plaintiffs offered enough evidence that the anti-nausea medication can cause birth injuries. There are several hundred suits pending in the federal multidistrict. About Zofran Ondansetron, sold under the brand name Zofran, is
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A Traumatic Birth Injury Changed Me Forever
A new mother recently opened up to Glamour magazine and shined a light on a seemingly foreign problem – a traumatic birth injury. Americans like to think that these injuries only occur in far off, third world countries. However, what happened to this mother is scarily common. As C-Sections and rushed births rise, more mothers
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Rising Infant Mortality Rates
Infant mortality rates are on the rise. The CDC defines this term as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The agency’s study examined deaths per every 1,000 live births. However, this number is increasing. In 2017, the rate was 5.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. One of the leading causes
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Top Things to Do Following a Birth Injury
Having a newborn should be the best memory of one’s life. However, for thousands of devastated couples, this happy occasion is the experience of nightmares. When a child is born with a birth injury, it is due to an injury suffered during labor or delivery or soon after birth. A birth injury can range from
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Court Rules Double Policy Limits after Birth Injury
A Missouri appellate court ruled that insurers must pay double policy limits in a medical malpractice suit after injuries to both mother and baby. The court came to this decision after weighing that a physician’s negligence usually includes acts and omissions before and during deliveries. Therefore, there are two liability limits instead of just one.
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Lifetime Birth Injury Complications
Those children born with an injury from medical negligence can have lifelong physical and psychological effects. Most of these injuries take place before, during or just after birth. Also, children can avoid them if medical professionals give the correct level of medical care to both the mother and the baby. However, many parents do not
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