Birth Injury Lawyer

An Australian survey of mothers found that one of the most common reasons that cesarean births are chosen over vaginal births is for the baby’s safety. However, this is a counter intuitive decision.
Vaginal birth is safer than it has been in any other era, but is viewed as more dangerous. For one reason or another, […]

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UK researchers have discovered that antibiotics given to prevent premature birth can increase the risk of cerebral palsy. Through this research, they found that 4.6% of children developed cerebral palsy by age 7 if their mothers were given antibiotics. This is a far higher number than the 1.6% of children of mothers who did not […]

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The United Kingdom has just released information claiming that one in every 400 children in the UK is born with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a condition that negatively affects motor skills, and coordination.
This condition may be caused by asphyxia, hypoxia of the brain, premature birth, and certain infections in the mother or central nervous […]

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In England, a two day old baby died because of a lack of oxygen. The baby was born with complications including the umbilical cord being wrapped around his neck. While the doctors were able to loosen the cord and birth the child, this ultimately led to his death. After suffering from a type of heart […]

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In the modern world of medicine and feminism, more and more women are electing to plan their birthing dates, electing to get a voluntary c-section.  Although more convenient and conducive to women’s rights, a study conducted by a Danish doctor reports that babies delivered by voluntary C-section have more instances of breathing problems than babies […]

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