by Marcus Boston | Aug 2, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Her baby seemed normal after an HIE injury then problems reaching milestones occurred. Recently I had an opportunity to speak with a parent offline regarding her baby not meeting milestones. Her baby suffered an HIE injury at birth and to her as long as her baby...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 26, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Today we will discuss the importance of baby HIE, medical experts. This discussion will take place on the backdrop of understanding these issues from a medical legal standpoint. One of the reasons why I will discuss this today is because families will...
by Marcus Boston | May 22, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Will every baby’s HIE injury look the same? To put the question another way, will an HIE injury manifest itself the exact same way with every baby. This educational article, and supporting video, will touch on not only the physical manifestations of an HIE...
by Marcus Boston | May 15, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When a family calls us regarding a birth injury investigation, brain imaging patterns, and a baby’s HIE injury are not questions that families are generally well versed on. This is because an HIE injury is not something that is common at birth thankfully, but...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 7, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
What if a baby suffers seizures following birth? Seizure activity can occur immediately following birth or they can manifest a few hours afterwards. Regardless, seizures are serious and should be treated accordingly. For many of the families who contact us...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 23, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
The question of how can we prevent HIE at birth is one that families voice concern over when they contact us after their baby has been diagnosed with an HIE injury. For many families, HIE is something that is not really talked about beforehand because of the...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 20, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Is HIE diagnosed at birth? The short answer to the question is yes, and no. An HIE diagnosis can depend on many factors, with the severity of the injury and the facts surrounding birth playing a crucial role in the process. Because HIE is such a rare injury,...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 13, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
What area of the brain does HIE affect in a baby? The answer to this question can depend in some instances on the severity of the injury. As for the question, this is a follow up of an educational article that I recently wrote regarding how an HIE injury can...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 9, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Today we will tackle what are the long term effects of HIE for a baby? Once parents are told that their baby has suffered a traumatic brain injury, many will immediately begin to think about not only will their baby survive the injury, but how will the long...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 6, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When the question is asked does a C-section prevent HIE one of the issues this question turns on is whether the C-section is timely. A delay in getting to the emergency C-section can be not only detrimental to the mother, but also to baby. Timely C-sections in...
