by Marcus Boston | Feb 18, 2025 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When a baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, or HIE, or cerebral palsy, CP, parents often wonder what went wrong during labor and delivery. One of the most concerning factors is the role of excessive contractions, a complication that, when not...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 19, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Medical News
Meconium aspiration happens when a baby inhales a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid during labor or delivery. Meconium is the baby’s first stool, and while it’s common for some to pass it before birth, it can pose serious risks if the baby inhales it. When...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 3, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work, Medical News
When a baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), many parents wonder what went wrong. One possible cause is partial prolonged asphyxia, which happens when a baby doesn’t get enough oxygen during labor. This condition can develop over time...
by Marcus Boston | Sep 25, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When you are in labor, your baby’s heart rate is one of the most important indicators of their well-being. Monitoring the heart rate during labor can help detect potential issues early, such as oxygen deprivation, which could lead to hypoxic-ischemic...
by Marcus Boston | Sep 19, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When a mother’s labor extends beyond a typical time frame, the dangers of prolonged labor can become significant. Prolonged labor is often defined as labor lasting more than 20 hours for first-time mothers and more than 14 hours for women who have had prior...
by Marcus Boston | Sep 9, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
For expectant mothers, labor and delivery can be a time filled with both excitement and anxiety. One of the most critical aspects of this process is ensuring that the baby is doing well throughout labor, and this is where electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) comes...
by Marcus Boston | Sep 4, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
When a baby is born with a Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) brain injury, one of the questions parents often ask is whether a timely C-section could have prevented the injury. While it’s true that a C-section can be an essential intervention in preventing...
by Marcus Boston | Jul 7, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
Today’s discussion, we will focus on a prolonged labor, a uterine rupture, and a baby’s HIE brain injury. At the conclusion of this post, you should have a better understanding of all three of these concepts. In addition, we are having this discussion in the...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 4, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
The question of was your baby’s oxygen cut off during pregnancy or labor and delivery is an important one from a medical-legal perspective. This was a follow up question posed to me following a talk in which I stressed the need to request fetal heart...
by Marcus Boston | Mar 12, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), How Lawsuits Work
As the title of this post suggests, it deals with a mother’s reflection on the impact on her baby’s HIE brain injury. With that said, there is another layer to this post that deals with her views surrounding, in her words, the medical malpractice,...
