In this month’s Florida Injury Report, we look at the five most preventable Fort Lauderdale birth injuries.
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The parents of a baby born in 2013 filed an Erb’s palsy lawsuit alleging that their infant son will suffer neurological damage and be disabled for the rest of his life due to the negligence of physicians and the attending midwife at his birth, at Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida. The birth injury lawsuit...
As parent’s ourselves we understand what a responsibility parents carry to keep their children safe. Children and their safety is always top priority. As a service to our clients and other parents, we have created this section to offer advice to help. Over the last thirty years, we have learned tips to avoid some of...
Understanding Erb’s Palsy and Birth Injury Liability in Plantation Key Takeaways: Yes, a doctor in Plantation can be held liable for Erb’s palsy when the injury results from a failure to meet the accepted standard of care during labor and delivery, such as applying excessive traction or mismanaging shoulder dystocia. Liability depends on proving both...
What Is Necrotizing Enterocolitis and When Is It Medical Malpractice?
Understanding NEC in Fragile Newborns and the Role of NICU Care Key Takeaways: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal condition that primarily affects premature, very low birth weight infants in the NICU, causing inflammation, infection, and tissue death that can progress to perforation. Because prematurity itself carries independent risk, a NEC diagnosis alone does...
When a mother hears that her newborn baby suffered a birth injury, she is often not prepared for this news and doesn’t know much about birth injuries. So, when a mother hears the terms Erb’s palsy and shoulder dystocia used after her baby is born, she needs to understand the connections between the two birth...
Parents of injured children often struggle with questions such as – Should I hire an attorney to pursue compensation in a birth injury claim? The answer depends on the extent and cause of the injury. An attorney can provide legal representation if a parent believes a doctor or hospital’s mistake caused a birth injury, such...
Trauma during the labor and delivery process can lead to either minor or severe birth injuries. These injuries might include: Broken or fractured bones Infections Cerebral Palsy Brain trauma Skin lacerations Brain swelling Lack of oxygen Neurological disorders Some of these birth injuries, like a lack of oxygen or bruising, may go away over time....
A birth injury can be devastating for the parents and have lifelong effects for the child. Many birth injuries lead to disabilities that require extensive care. In some cases, parents may wonder if a medical mistake was the cause of their child’s birth injury, but they are unsure how to proceed. Not every medical condition...