Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries
December 10, 2015
According to the CDC, cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting from 1.5 to more than 4 per 1,000 live births or children of a defined age range: about 1 in 323 children has been identified with CP. A study in metropolitan Atlanta found that the prevalence of CP[...]
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Brachial Plexus Injury
December 8, 2015
Birth trauma may cause peripheral nerve damage in the form of a brachial plexus injury, which occurs most often in large babies due to shoulder dystocia or breech delivery. Brachial plexus injury occurs in about 0.5-2 per 1,000 live births in the United States, with Erb’s palsy being the mo[...]
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Birth Trauma Statistics
December 7, 2015
Birth trauma (i.e., injuries to an infant due to mechanical forces such as compression or traction) is a major source of emotional pain for parents and a major source of life-long disabilities for many of those born suffering from birth trauma. Almost one-half of birth trauma is potentially avoid[...]
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Maryland Birth Injury Fund Proposal Resurrected
December 6, 2015
Proponents of a birth injury fund in Maryland are pressing ahead with their efforts to have Maryland join other states, such as Florida and Virginia, that have funds that are designed to pay for the medical and other expenses of seriously injured babies who were injured during birth. This is the se[...]
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Our 1,700th Consecutive Daily Blog Posting
October 16, 2015
Today’s blog post is our 1,700th consecutive daily blog posting to our website, www.medicalmalpracticelawyers.com. While we continue to report on medical malpractice verdicts throughout the United States in favor of injured victims of medical malpractice, according to statistics from the U.S.[...]
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