Sentences with phrase «damage during birth»

Around 1.5 million babies worldwide each year acquire some sort of brain damage during birth.

Appeals / Reasons for judgment: Monica Cojocaru's son Eric suffered brain damage during his birth at the B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Center.

Hamsters that are under 4 months old or older than 8 months old are most likely to have problems birthing such as stillborns, babies stuck inside, tearing or damage during birth, uterus unable to completely shed, etc..

The main artery at the back of his neck was damaged during the birth which caused a fatal brain haemorrhage, probably due to the nursing staff wanting me to deliver before the night shift came on duty and their intervention caused the injury to the neck area.

A study by Hildingsson et al. (2011) found that labour induction was associated with a less positive birth experience, and women who were induced were more likely to be frightened that their baby would be damaged during birth.

Not exact matches

During a key experiment in the 1990s, for example, researchers damaged the neocortex of female hamsters after birth but spared deeper brain structures.

During those minutes the baby's injured brain continues to swell, and brain damage may actually increase over that present at birth.

«Peaceful birth» Is that what it's called when the baby dies or is permanently neurologically damaged during delivery at the Farm?

Damaged products or those lost during the returned process are the responsibility of the customer and not Your Water Birth.

I've always believed anyone can deliver a baby during a «normal» birth; but when seconds are all you have before brain damage or death occurs because of an «abnormal» delivery, why would you want to waste those seconds waiting on an ambulance?

Midwives are experts in supporting the physiological birth process: monitoring you and your baby during labor, helping you into positions that help labor progress, protecting your pelvic parts from damage while you push, and «catching» the baby from the position that's most effective and comfortable for you — hands and knees, squatting, even standing — not the position most comfortable for her.

During childbirth, the flexibility of the sutures allows the bones to overlap so the baby's head can pass through the birth canal without pressing on and damaging their brain.

Looking back, the harassment within my profession was intense... but not as damaging as how many women are treated during hospital birth.

In cases of vaginal breech birth, the main risks are damage to the baby during delivery as well as the need of an emergency C - section in labor.

The muscle can lose function due to age or can be damaged during child birth and certain types of surgery, such as cancer.

«Although we are still learning about the full range of birth defects that can occur when a woman is infected with Zika during pregnancy, we know that it causes brain abnormality, vision problems and other devastating consequences of brain damage that might require lifelong specialized care,» Schuchat added.

The applicant sued the respondent, Dr. Johnston, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, for damages arising from serious injury during her birth.

Some cases of cerebral palsy are believed to be congenital (i.e., present at birth) due to abnormal development of the brain early in pregnancy, damage to the white matter of the brain in the latter stages of pregnancy, bleeding in the brain from fetal stroke, and / or loss of oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery.

Medical tools like forceps are meant to prevent damage to the child during birth, but these tools can be dangerous.

If your newborn was injured during birth, even if they were born multiple years ago, you may still be able to recover payment in damages as a result, since the statute of limitations on such cases is different than other statutes in Massachusetts.

Ediger v. Johnston et al. 2013 SCC 18 Medicine — Liability of practitioners — Negligence or fault — Causation Cassidy Ediger, now 15 years old, suffered from persistent bradycardia during her birth that caused severe and permanent brain damage, leaving her with spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy.

If your child suffered birth trauma during delivery, or if they were harmed by negligence in prenatal care, you may be able to obtain financial compensation for medical expenses, current and future therapeutic care, pain and suffering, and other damages and losses associated with the inadequate standard of care provided to your loved ones with the help of a Bardstown birth injury attorney.

Babies born prior to 28 weeks» gestation are particularly susceptible to hemorrhage - related birth injuries, as their bone structure and blood vessels tend to be more fragile, and is more easily damaged by manipulation efforts during birth.

If your child has been diagnosed with Erb's Palsy, brain damage, or other forms of birth injury due to irregularities during child birth, you owe it to yourself and to your child to know for sure.

Whether the medical malpractice was a failure to diagnose a health problem before the birth or was a traumatic injury inflicted during the birth, you can receive a settlement that covers your resulting damages and losses.

The more common types of injuries include cuts and bruises caused by pressure on the head during birth, facial paralysis, bone fractures, brachial plexus injury (nerve damage which results in paralysis of the arm) and cerebral palsy.

Mistakes made before, during, or after birth — such as damage caused by medical instruments, a delayed cesarean section, or improper delivery — can often be the direct cause of a child's injuries.

Legal aid is due to be withdrawn from clinical negligence in April 2013, but an exception has been made for babies who suffer brain damage at birth or are injured in the first eight weeks of life, and for women who are injured during pregnancy or labour.

If your child was negligently injured during childbirth or suffered a birth injury as a result of medical negligence during your pregnancy, you may be entitled to compensation for the damages your child has suffered as a result.

A «birth injury» is defined as any damage done to the tissues and organs of a child as the result of the complications during childbirth.

If your child has suffered an injury during birth that has caused any temporary or permanent damage, do not hesitate to reach out to contact us and we will set you up with a dedicated birth injury lawyer on our team who who will be able to take on the tough fights against insurance companies, hospitals, and negligent treatment providers to help you get the resources you need to cover the years of special treatment for your injured child.

If your child has sustained a birth injury due to medical negligence during labor or delivery, you may be able to recover damages in a court of law from those responsible.

If your child has suffered an injury during birth that has caused any temporary or permanent damage, do not hesitate to contact us.

Some cases of ptosis are the result of a traumatic delivery, in which an infant is caught in the birth canal or in which an infant is damaged by the use of forceps during birth.

If your child has sustained a brachial plexus palsy birth injury and you believe that your child's injury may have been caused by medical malpractice or negligence during your pregnancy or the delivery of your child, you may be entitled to compensation for the damages your child has suffered as a result.

A «birth injury» is defined as any damage done to the tissues and organs of a child as the result of complications during childbirth.

Cerebral Palsy from the Birthing Process: This article discusses how cerebral palsy can stem from the actual birthing process and from labor complications, and what can actually cause the damage during labor and birth.

$ 1.375 Million — Birth injury during delivery (April 2014) Labor and delivery claim resulting in permanent, debilitating brain damage to the infant.

A personal injury lawsuit for a family dealing with an injury to their newborn during birth gives the family the potential to recover compensation for these tangible and intangible damages.

If the infant is too large to pass safely through the birth canal and a physician pulls on the infant's head during the delivery process this will often stretch the neck and shoulders causing permanent nerve damage and Erbs Palsy.

Birth injuries refer to damage that a newborn suffers during the process of labor and delivery.

Birth injury, also called birth trauma, refers to any physical damage experienced by the infant during birth or soon after the deliBirth injury, also called birth trauma, refers to any physical damage experienced by the infant during birth or soon after the delibirth trauma, refers to any physical damage experienced by the infant during birth or soon after the delibirth or soon after the delivery.

Cerebral palsy, or CP, is a type of birth injury that results from damage to a baby's brain and may be caused by medical mistake during childbirth or a mother's pregnancy.

Birth injury is a term used to describe any harm, damage, or disability sustained by a child (or mother) during the childbirth process.

It is often the result of damage to the brain during or prior to birth.

Often, brain damage is caused by lack of oxygen during birth or by the use of forceps or a vacuum during the birthing process.

During birth, oxygen loss can cause damage to the brain.

The World Commission for cerebral palsy defines it as «permanent, but not irreversible impairment of muscle tone and movement, which is caused by a damage of the evolving nervous system before or during birth or in the first months of life» (Hodapp, 1998).