by Marcus Boston | Jul 19, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
What causes cerebral palsy? For parents who have a child who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, questions can arise as to the cause of this diagnosis in their child. According to the medical literature, there can be multiple causes for cerebral palsy. With...
by Marcus Boston | Jun 26, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
How do I know if my child has a birth injury? This question is one I often get from parents who have no idea as to why their child is not meeting certain neonatal milestones. There can be many “clues” which can suggest to parents that their child may have...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 20, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is a medical term some parents of children with cerebral palsy have probably heard a doctor mention. Or the term might have been used in a child’s medical records. If you have heard of the word or seen it in the medical...
by Marcus Boston | Dec 6, 2017 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Obstetrical Malpractice
“ My baby has a brain injury and the cord gas PH was less than 7. Based on this, and some other things in my medical records, I was told I should probably contact an attorney.” This information was told to me by an individual who I spoke with about the...
by Marcus Boston | Oct 30, 2017 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
Is a cerebral palsy diagnosis in a baby always caused by genetics? In other words, in cerebral palsy cases in which a baby has a diagnosis, will genetics always be the cause? For some families, genetics is the reason given for their baby’s brain injury, but...