Birth Injuries

There are a number of resources that offer information and resources for parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP). You can find information on causes, medical and therapy practitioners, medications, assistive devices, etc., etc. Here are just a few places that you should check out:…

I can’t say unequivocally without consulting them and investigating the circumstances, but it sounds as if they can sue for wrongful birth. If they were concerned about having a baby with birth defects and they made clear to the doctor that they might terminate the…

I understand your frustration. There is definitely disagreement among “experts.” In a recent study of 1,600 Danish children at age five—whose mothers drank either a small amount of alcohol daily or drank five or more drinks early in pregnancy—the children of drinking moms performed just…

If your baby has a developmental delay, it means that the milestones expected by a certain age haven’t been reached. Sometimes these delays are temporary or considered to be mild. But other delays could indicate a significant problem. Sometimes medical negligence may have been a…

Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) refers to the damage of the brain’s white matter. Lack of oxygen during delivery may cause the destruction of the unborn baby’s brain cells. PVL can be caused by the pregnant mother catching an infection, such as rubella (German measles), having very…

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a life-threatening condition that affects about one or two in 1,000 infants. As many as 10-20 percent of newborn babies die from PPHN. PPHN restricts the blood flow to the infant’s lungs, limited the amount of oxygen…