by Marcus Boston | May 4, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
In this PG County baby brain injury discussion I am going to set out to explain when Maryland law will conclude that medical malpractice occurred. This post stems from a conversation that I had with a Prince George’s County Maryland mother who was essentially...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 29, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
One barrier for families looking for help with their baby’s birth injury is cost. In other words, how much does it cost to hire a birth injury attorney. The issue of cost can prevent families from moving forward, or even asking preliminary questions as to the...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 19, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Genetics and an HIE birth injury is an important topic for families looking to understand the cause of their baby’s diagnosis. This issue can not only have medial significance, but also legal, from a medical legal prospective. Understanding the importance of genetics...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 15, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
In today’s educational articles we are going to discuss increased fetal heart rate during labor and delivery. This post is the flipside of a post I did a few days ago in which we talk about decreased fetal heart rate during labor and delivery. Both conditions,...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 8, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), Obstetrical Malpractice
Decreased fetal heart rate and labor and delivery can be an important discussion, especially in the context of HIE, or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Where things can get extremely dangerous is when the decreased fetal heart rate continues, despite...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 24, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Baby brain injury medical costs and birth injury settlement questions are common when families contact us following their baby’s traumatic brain injury. These questions usually exist because for many families, this is the first time in their life that they have...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 17, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Over the last few months, we have received quite a few questions essentially focusing on when the umbilical cord around the neck is dangerous. Sometimes this question will come up because of what is discovered on imaging technology regarding the baby. In this...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 5, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
A detached placenta and HIE are two serious types of medical conditions that can be encountered in some pregnancies. Although these conditions are not typical for most pregnancies and labor and deliveries, they still must be diagnosed and treated accordingly...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Why a filed birth injury claim is more than likely not frivolous. One of the main reasons I am sharing this article, and supporting video is because of a couple of comments I saw online discussing the topic of tort reform as the answer for the extreme costs of health...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 22, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
If the umbilical cord is delivered first can this be dangerous for a baby? In the context of the medical condition HIE, any condition that can cause restrictions on blood and oxygen for a baby can be problematic in some situations. For our context, HIE, or hypoxic...
