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...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 3, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
What are the most common signs of brain damage in a newborn baby for parents when they contact us regarding their baby’s HIE, or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy brain injury? For many of these families, their baby has an HIE diagnosis or doctors and medical...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 1, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When families contact our office the two common birth injuries that they are calling about are generally the traumatic brain injury HIE, or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, or an injury from a shoulder dystocia medical condition. Although we do get some calls...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 21, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
One question that we receive a lot on, and offline is how long after birth can I make an HIE birth injury claim? The core of this question is a statute of limitations issue. In this educational article and supporting video I will discuss some of the critical...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 17, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
A stuck baby and an HIE brain injury is a topic that many people can have questions about, with few even knowing that these issues exist. For some people, a stuck baby is something that arouses curiosity, but this condition can be extremely dangerous for a...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 5, 2023 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
How we work to improve the lives of HIE babies. This article and supporting video is a little different because it looks to tackle the “secrecy” as one parent reported, surrounding the issues present when a baby has suffered a traumatic brain injury at birth, like...
