It’s been well-established that there are still serious inequities in the medical care received by Black patients (women in particular) compared to White patients. This is due in part to socioeconomic differences but also to conscious and unconscious biases by medical...
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Common birth injuries
For nine months, you took all the precautions possible to ensure your child would be born in optimal health. You gave up alcohol, changed your diet, got plenty of sleep and did the exercises prescribed by your prenatal class. You did your part, but it seems the...
When preeclampsia goes undiagnosed
While bringing a baby into the world is a natural thing, this does not mean it is without risks. Many things can go wrong during pregnancy that, if undiagnosed, can have severe -- if not fatal -- consequences for the mother and baby. One such complication is...
Did a delayed C-section contribute to your child’s birth injury?
Every soon-to-be parent in the state of Louisiana wants one thing, and that is for his or her child to be born healthy. Unfortunately, there are several reasons as to why this does not happen for everyone. It is impossible to control congenital abnormalities that may...
Birth injury, among other things, may cause CP
Becoming a parent can be an exciting, albeit scary thing. Everyone hopes that their children will enter the world healthy, but it doesn't always happen. Some children are born with congenital issues that can affect their quality of life and lifespan; other children...
Birth injury: Family in another state to receive millions
When a child is born with impairments due to the actions or inactions of medical providers before, during or after the labor and delivery process, it can leave parents devastated. A birth injury affects not only the long-term health and well-being of the child, but it...
The main cause of pregnancy-related deaths
An article published in early 2019 discussed a serious problem affecting women in the United States. Even with today's medical advances, too many women in Louisiana and elsewhere are suffering pregnancy-related deaths. Why? According to the article, poor medical...
The ins and outs of filing a lawsuit following a birth injury
No matter how many preventative measures birthing facilities in Louisiana take, birth-related injuries still happen, and they happen more often than people think. If a mother or a child is harmed due to the actions or inactions of medical providers, compensation for...
Plaintiffs in birth injury case win record sum
A mother and daughter in another state recently won a record-setting sum in their medical malpractice case. Not all birth injury cases have outcomes such as this. However, this story certainly gives parents in Louisiana and elsewhere who are in similar situations...
Parents seeking compensation for son’s birth injury
In 2015, a couple in another state welcomed a son into their family after a long, grueling labor and delivery process. A number of things went wrong, however, and the child suffered a birth injury that left him with permanent impairments. His parents are now seeking...