Birth Injuries

There are hundreds of thousands of individuals, adults and children, living with cerebral palsy in the U.S. This condition often results from a lack of oxygen during birth or in the womb, but can also result from shaken baby syndrome,...

A jury in Baltimore awarded the family of Jaylan Norfleet $21 million after a trial alleging that the child’s severe cerebral palsy resulted from the failure of doctors at Harbor Hospital to perform an emergency Caesarean section in 2002. The...

On the morning of May 18, a jury in the Roanoke, Virginia Circuit Court returned a verdict of $9 million in favor of a mother and her 10-year-old daughter in a birth injury case. This verdict was 10 years in...

Every pregnancy is different and carries its own risks. If an obstetrician fails to identify a pregnancy on the high end of the risk spectrum, and birth injuries result that could have been prevented by the treatments normally applicable to...

A birth injury lawsuit resulted in a $78.5 million dollar verdict in a case of a three-year-old who suffered brain damage at birth. The case was brought by the parents on behalf of their child, Parrys Nicholson-Upsey. The case was...

A number of factors can contribute to a difficult birth or injury to the baby during the delivery process. For example, the position or size of a baby can cause a difficult birth or injury and result in a number...

During birth, injuries can occur to a newborn. Not all injuries sustained during or after the birthing process are serious and not all merit becoming a court case. However, serious injuries to an infant should raise a red flag in...

Childbirth is a natural and miraculous event, but not every labor and delivery is the same. Some women have uneventful deliveries and healthy babies, while others have difficult experiences. In that helpless condition, the mom-to-be has to trust the doctors...

While the majority of babies enter the world unscathed, this is little consolation to the few parents whose babies suffered birth injuries or trauma. Birth injuries sometimes occur when obstetricians or other healthcare professionals manipulate the position or movement of...

Babies seriously injured during birth can face a lifetime of challenges including varying levels of brain damage and/or paralysis, seizure disorders, motor skill disorders, hearing loss or deafness, and sight impairment. While some injuries to newborns occur naturally during birth...