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 | Feb 22, 2021 | Birth Injuries, Blog, Cerebral Palsy, HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy)
If the umbilical cord is delivered first can this be dangerous for a baby? In the context of the medical condition HIE, any condition that can cause restrictions on blood and oxygen for a baby can be problematic in some situations. For our context, HIE, or hypoxic...
by Marcus Boston | Jan 2, 2019 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
If the umbilical is cord delivered first, can this lead to an injury for your baby? To put it another way, has your baby suffered a brain injury and you remember that the umbilical cord was delivered first? For a lot of parents, the idea of the umbilical cord...
by Marcus Boston | Apr 12, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice
When a parent is told that their child has suffered a brain injury following birth, there are many questions which flow through their mind. In my experience, one of the most common questions is how something like this could happen? There can be multiple...
by Marcus Boston | Feb 14, 2018 | Birth Injuries, Blog, How Lawsuits Work, Obstetrical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Cases
Was your baby’s umbilical cord delivered first and now you have been told that the child has suffered a brain injury? How can this happen? From the time you entered the delivery room until midway through your labor you thought everything was fine. The...
