When a baby is obstructed in labour at home, or born
with hypoxic brain injury, the delay in transferring to a tertiary hospital may result in permanent severe disability that will persist for the rest of that person's life.
Not exact matches
Landon was diagnosed
with hypernatremic dehydration (a high concentration of sodium in the blood), cardiac arrest from hypovolemic shock (a condition where the liquid portion of the blood is dangerously low), and
hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy (a
brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation).
When compared
with babies born vaginally in the hospital, babies born at homebirth had a rate of
hypoxic brain damage 32 times higher, suggesting that C - sections dramatically decreased the risk of
hypoxic brain injury.
Neinstein's lawyers have experience
with a wide variety of malpractice suits, including those regarding nursing errors, cardiac arrest, medication errors,
hypoxic brain injuries, sepsis, surgical negligence, atrial fibrillation, tPA administration, acquired
brain injuries, and a number of different forms of cancer.
Personal
injury cases related to
hypoxic brain injuries are often associated
with birth
injuries or other forms of medical negligence, as well as near - drowning incidents.