2010 July | Philadelphia Birth Injury Lawyer

College football star overcame Erb’s Palsy

Posted on July 29th, 2010 No Comments

The University of Iowa and Big Ten Conference star Adrian Clayborn has had to overcome a lot of odds to accomplish the things he has, including the birth injury Erb’s Palsy. Erb’s Palsy most often occurs in breech births, or when a baby is born feet first, and results from pressure on the baby’s shoulders causing damage to the nerves in the brachial plexus. Approximately one out of every thousand births will suffer from brachial nerve injury, and the risk is even greater in large babies. Clayborn was 11 pounds and 3 ounces when he was born.

Clayborn suffered from weakness and loss of movement in his right arm due to the nerve damage, but after years of physical therapy starting at a young age, he was able to regain movement. Today, many would argue that he is the best player in the Big Ten Conference. Last season, Clayborn was selected First-Team All-Big Ten and won the MVP award at the 2010 Orange Bowl.

If you or someone you love suffers from Erb’s Palsy, contact the Philadelphia Erb’s Palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.

Jury awards $510,000 to oxygen deprived child and family

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 No Comments

A jury in Staten Island recently awarded $510,000 to 4-year old Xzavier Hyman and his family after he was deprived of oxygen at birth and now suffers from brain injuries. Xzavier suffered three to four strokes and three seizures within ten hours after being born at the University Hospital in Staten Island. Xzavier is experiencing motor-skill and speech deficiencies due to his brain injury.

Xzavier’s family argued that their obstetrician-gynecologist left his mother on the drug pitocin for too long causing her to have “relentless” contractions. The contractions put too much pressure on the baby’s brain while the flow of blood and oxygen to him decreased, leaving him deprived of oxygen. The jury found that these practices were not appropriate considering how long she had been in labor, and that doctors should have performed a cesarean section.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a birth injury causing brain damage, contact the Philadelphia brain damage lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.

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Allentown girl with cerebral palsy creates non-profit

Posted on July 15th, 2010 No Comments

15-year old Mikayla Resh of Allentown, Pennsylvania is speaking out to help raise money for educational programs and “inspire kids of all abilities to share the message of inclusion”.

Mikayla was born with serious brain damage, later causing cerebral palsy, seizures, hearing impairment, blindness, and other medical conditions. Mikayla can’t speak, but her mother didn’t want this to make her excluded from all the enjoyment life can bring. She has been included in regular education classes since kindergarten.

Now, Mikayla and her mother have created a non-profit dedicated to including children of all abilities called, Mikayla’s VOICE. VOICE is an acronym for the voice of inclusion for children everywhere.

Brain damage incurred at birth can have permanent physical and mental effects. If you or someone you love has suffered brain damage at birth, contact the Philadelphia brain damage lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.

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Parents sue doctor for asphyxia causing baby’s death

Posted on July 9th, 2010 No Comments

The Louisiana parents of a nineteen-month old baby who died as a result of complications from the failure to treat asphyxia after his birth are suing the state of Louisiana and the doctors involved in the baby’s birth.

The parents, Ashley Robinchaux and Harris Irvin, believe that a cesarean section should have been performed, but doctors failed to recognize this. Their son was then born suffering from a lack of oxygen, and doctors and nurses failed to perform the appropriate resuscitation technique needed to prevent further injury. According to Robincaux and Irvin, before their son’s death, he required constant care 24 hours a day due to severe brain damage and other anoxic birth injuries.

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Fertility treatment could increase risk of cerebral palsy

Posted on July 7th, 2010 No Comments

A new study conducted by researchers in Denmark shows that fertility treatments could increase the chances of having a child born with cerebral palsy. The study was published last month in the medical journal “Human Reproduction”.

The study looks at 588,967 children born in Denmark between 1995 and 2003. Out of the children, 33,139 were born out of a result of in vitro fertilization or ovulation induction. As of 2009, 1,146 of those born due to in vitro fertilization or ovulation induction were diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

Researchers concluded that the chances were nearly double that a child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy if born through fertility treatment than if not.

Cerebral palsy can be caused before, at, or after birth due damage to the neural connections between the cerebrum and cerebellum.

If your or someone you love has been the victim of a birth injury causing cerebral palsy, contact the Philadelphia cerebral palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.