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Posted On: January 26, 2010

Illinois Woman Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Death of Unborn Daughter

The Record reports that a woman in Madison County, IL is suing Anderson Hospital and her physician, claiming they failed to provide appropriate prenatal care during her pregnancy. According to the suit, filed by an Illinois medical malpractice lawyer, the doctor failed in her duty to properly monitor the fetus, failed to ensure that the fetus developed properly in spite of the plaintiff’s diabetes and failed to intervene in a timely manner when fetal distress was detected. As a result of the doctor’s failures, the plaintiff’s unborn daughter died in December 2007. To read the full account of this Illinois malpractice lawsuit, click the link.

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Posted On: January 22, 2010

Drop in Average Birth Weight May Lead to Fewer Birth Injuries

Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently released a paper in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that found the average birth weight in American newborns has dropped by two ounces. The study looked at babies born between 1990 and 2005 and noted that this was the first decline in average birth weight since the 1950s. Additionally, the study found a decrease in the number of large babies born. This is seen as a positive because it leads to fewer instances of birth trauma. A decrease in the number of babies born over the 90th percentile also reduces the occurrence of serious birth injuries that can lead to lifelong health conditions, such as cerebral palsy. Follow the link to read more about this birth weight study.

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Posted In: Birth Injury Prevention, Cerebral Palsy, Current Issues, Reports & Studies

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Posted On: January 15, 2010

Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Finds Negligence

A judge has ruled that a doctor violated the standard of care and found him responsible for causing cerebral palsy in a child during a traumatic birth where the doctor had to use a vacuum extraction for almost 50 minutes. The cerebral palsy lawsuit was filed by the child’s parents and accused the doctor of medical malpractice. The judge found that the doctor had caused a serious birth injury when she tried to deliver the baby through vacuum extraction, which uses suction to pull the child’s head through the birth canal during difficult deliveries. The child is now 9 years-old and will require around-the-clock care for his entire life because of his brain damage and cerebral palsy. The doctor herself testified that it was the most disastrous delivery that she’d ever been a part of. An expert witness testified that the baby’s scalp was bobby and that he suffered a sugaleal hematoma, which occurs when blood pools between the scalp and the skin. He did not breathe for 10 minutes and suffered seizures within 24 hours of being born. The judge noted that as a result of the violation of standard of care “severe and repeated trauma as well as shoulder dystocia was inflicted” on the victim. To learn more about the cerebral palsy lawsuit, please click the link.

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Posted On: January 4, 2010

FDA to Study Safety of Drugs during Pregnancy

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced that it will be launching a new research program called the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program to study the effects of prescription drugs taken during pregnancy. The program is a collaborative effort between the FDA and researchers at the HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics (CERT), Kaiser Permanente, and Vanderbilt University.

According to a new study, most mothers have taken at least one prescription drug during pregnancy, yet little is known about the actual risks of taking such drugs, such as the development of birth defects, because clinical research regarding drug safety during pregnancy is scant. This new program should provide the answers that doctors need for prescribing medications and allow expectant mothers to make informed decisions regarding the health of themselves and their babies.

Read more about the details of this new study at injuryboard.com.

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