by Marcus Boston | Jun 24, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
How hospitals defend baby HIE injuries is an issue that eventually comes up as parents learn more and more about the birth injury process. For my talk today I will cover 3 of the big areas in which defenses are usually mounted. Please remember that these are...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 13, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Baby loses oxygen during labor and delivery and now a CP diagnosis? Bringing a new life into the world is a profound experience, full of joy and hope. However, when your baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) at birth, it can be...
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 | May 28, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
The most common error we see by nurses during labor and delivery that can lead to a baby suffering a Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) brain injury at birth is the failure to adequately monitor and respond to a baby in distress. For our talk today a baby in...
by Marcus Boston | May 20, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Today’s post will focus on how nurses help families of newborns with an HIE brain injury, but from the context of how the injury happened and if a birth injury assessment from a birth injury lawyer is warranted. As a mother who has recently given birth to...
by Marcus Boston | May 1, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Seeking justice for a uterine rupture and a baby’s HIE brain injury is a topic I am going to cover following my previous talk about umbilical cord compression. Keep in mind I will be talking about this subject from a medical-legal viewpoint and a vaginal...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 18, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Our focus in today’s post is decoding your baby’s heart rate in labor and delivery. One does not have to be a medical doctor, or even a birth injury attorney, to understand the importance of the heart in a human. In the context of a baby who has...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 12, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Our talk today will focus on important considerations for your birthing plan. This is a follow up to my recent video explaining critical issues that surround holistic home births. As a bonus, I will quickly cover the most common signs reported to us of a baby...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 11, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy), Obstetrical Malpractice
We recently spoke with a mother who essentially asked why can’t I get legal help for my holistic birth? For this mother her birthing experience was not what she expected for her, and the baby and she wanted to see what legal options she had available...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 6, 2024 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
Surviving umbilical cord prolapse and HIE can be a lot for families to take in. I am discussing this today because one of the main areas of concern when umbilical cord prolapse occurs is umbilical cord compression. Check out some of my previous writings on a...
