by Marcus Boston | Jun 10, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
A few days ago, I posted a video explaining meconium and its impact during labor and delivery. Since that video, I have had questions from individuals about the medical condition meconium aspiration syndrome and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Since the...
by Marcus Boston | May 25, 2021 | Birth Injuries, BLG News, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
The National Black Lawyers Top 100 has selected African American birth injury attorney Marcus Boston to join its ranks for 2021. Mr. Boston has been a member of the National Black Lawyers Top 100 for multiple years now. As an African American birth...
by Marcus Boston | May 24, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
HIE and labor and delivery malpractice is a topic that is of frequent discussion with families who contact us. Essentially the families are asking how we know if their baby’s HIE diagnosis occurred during labor and delivery. HIE and labor and delivery...
by Marcus Boston | May 19, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Meconium and HIE can, in some instances, manifest themselves together during labor and delivery. Although some literature states that meconium, in and of itself is not a guarantee that a baby will suffer a brain injury, the condition, when coupled with other...
by Marcus Boston | May 10, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Today we will explore HIE issues in the context of a birth injury investigation. The issues covered in this article, and supporting video, will give readers and viewers a snapshot of some of the areas of concern when looking to understand the cause of a baby’s...
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...
