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| CEREBRAL PALSY |
| The Hixson & Brown Law Firm has represented many babies that suffer from cerebral palsy as a result of medical negligence occurring during the process of labor and delivery. The claims occur for a number of reasons, but the primary result is usually the same: and anoxic (lack of oxygen) injury to the baby. Sometimes the medical malpractice involves the failure of the nursing staff or obstetrician to diagnose a problem with the labor. Other times, the medical negligence involves the failure to diagnose a poor fetal response to labor. In our experience, if a baby is born with a low APGAR score, a low blood pH or a low Base Excess with a resultant brain injury to the baby, the parents should have the complete medical record reviewed by a lawyer who handles medical malpractice claims involving birth injuries. READ MORE |
| STILL BORN BABIES AND IUGR |
| At birth the baby's weight placed her below the 5% of all babies born in the United States. The baby girl underwent an autopsy and the pathologist determined that she died of intra uterine growth restriction which is commonly referred to as "IUGR." While the baby girl in our case fell below the 5th percentile, generally“birth weight below the population 10th percentile, corrected for gestational age, has been the most widely used criterion for defining growth restriction at birth.” In our case, the mother received her obstetrical care and treatment from a midwife. READ MORE |
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