Tag Archives: birth traumas
Labor Induction Problems With Pitocin or Oxytocin
It’s not unusual for a doctor to choose to induce labor in a mother using pictocin, a synthetic hormone. There are several often very good reasons to induce labor. But recent research shows that it can also be very dangerous for the baby. In fact, if a medical team is the least bit inattentive while inducing labor, it can lead to serious birth trauma or a reduction of oxygen to the newborn resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy. Here’s what happens. The medical team administers pictocin (or Oxycotin) to stimulate contractions to encourage the spontaneous onset of labor with the goal of a safe vaginal delivery of the baby. However, too much stimulation can create a hyperstimulation of the mother’s uterus. The uterine muscles contract too frequently or don’t relax between contractions which can result in a decrease of oxygenated blood from the mother’s placenta to the baby. Lack…
Read More »
Posted in Newsletters Tagged birth trauma attorney, birth traumas, brain damage, cerebral palsy Comments Off on Labor Induction Problems With Pitocin or Oxytocin
Settlement to Child with Cerebral Palsy Upheld
Christian Arroyo, an eight-year-old quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, is happy and loving, but he requires constant care. Christian’s problems resulted from a common neonatal blood infection, easily treatable with the use of antibiotics. However, doctors and nurses at Erie Family Health Center, a federal government-funded clinic, left him untreated for more than 12 hours, which led to brain damage. Christian’s parents won a $29.1 million lawsuit last year due to medical negligence, but the government appealed the decision on the grounds of an untimely claim, since the Arroyos did not file their claim until two years later. The U.S. Court of Appeals recently upheld the 2010 verdict, noting that the doctors never informed the family that antibiotics would have prevented brain damage. Instead, the Arroyos discovered the negligence when their second son, born a year later, received immediate treatment with antibiotics for the same problem. The family’s lawyer explained that…
Read More »
Posted in Birth Trauma, Cerebral Palsy Tagged birth traumas, blood infection, cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy lawyer Comments Off on Settlement to Child with Cerebral Palsy Upheld
