In the United States, one third of all births occur by cesarean section. This number is at an all-time high, and if it were to be reduced, billions of dollars could be saved on an annual basis.

There are several reasons why C-sections are performed, one of them being if a woman is carrying multiples or twins. But, most experts believe that the rate in the United States in which a C-section occurs is too high. The World Health Organization has stated that cesarean sections should not account for more than 15 percent of all births in a country.

Researchers determined how much money the United States would save if they were able to bring the number of C-sections down to 15 percent, and it equaled $2.3 billion annually. There are some countries in the world in which cesarean sections are utilized in less than 10 percent, and in order to bring them up to 15 percent it would cost approximately $432 million.

Cesarean sections can have dire consequences for a newborn. If your child has suffered an injury due to a C-section, please contact the Philadelphia C-section lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130 today.

A new study conducted by researchers at Yale University and Johns Hopkins University says that C-section deliveries are more dangerous for premature babies than vaginal deliveries. Risks associated with C-sections include respiratory complications, brain damage, and conditions like cerebral palsy.

Doctors involved in the study said on “The Today Show” that they found a 30 percent increase in risk when premature babies are delivered via C-section. The researchers found that the most common problems encountered after C-section deliveries were jaundice, temperature control issues, and difficulty breathing and feeding. Furthermore, the study suggests that complications for premature babies after C-sections are likely to worsen over time and develop into more serious medical conditions like cerebral palsy.

One doctor on the show stated, “In the last few weeks of a pregnancy, that’s when the lungs and the brain are really developing, so developmental problems, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, all of those things become compounded if a baby is taken out prematurely.”

If your child suffered birth injuries and was delivered via C-section, contact the Philadelphia c-section lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about how we can help you.

A mother in Pennsylvania recently won $525,000 in a medical negligence lawsuit filed against her obstetrician, nurses aiding in her child’s delivery, and Lower Bucks Hospital.

The woman gave birth to her daughter via C-section in March.  After experiencing abdominal pain for two months after her daughter’s delivery, the mother went to see her obstetrician.  A CT Scan revealed that a sponge from the C-section surgery had been left inside her abdomen and perforated her intestines.

The doctor argued that the nurses in the delivery had miscounted the 25 sponges used in the surgery, and he was not found liable for the woman’s injuries.  However, a jury did find the nurses and Lower Bucks Hospital to be liable for the mother’s post-surgical complications.

If you or your child were injured because a doctor or hospital staff negligently performed a C-section, contact the Philadelphia C-section attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about how an experienced birth injury attorney can help you.

A jury recently upheld a decision to award a Virginia mother $900,000 for the injuries she suffered after having a negligent C-section at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in February 2005.

After giving birth via C-section delivery at the hospital, the mother’s blood pressure and heart rate reached abnormal levels.  Nurses at the hospital were informed to monitor the mother closely due to a history of pregnancy-induced high blood pressure.  However, nurses who checked on her reported that her blood pressure levels were normal.

Less than 2 hours after nurses checked in, an alarm on the mother’s monitor sounded.  Doctors found the woman’s blood pressure to be dangerously low.  In addition, they discovered that hospital staff had not check the mother’s C-section incisions for more than 6 hours.  As a result, the mother had lost about half of her blood and developed brain damage.

The doctor who performed the C-section had several medical malpractice cases filed against him, including 1 involving a similar situation.  The Virginia Board of Medicine later revoked the doctor’s medical license.

If you were injured because of a doctor’s negligence in performing a C-section delivery, contact the Philadelphia C-sections attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.

Statistics show that women who have severe fears of childbirth are more likely to have a C-section or instrumental delivery.

A team of researchers in Sweden analyzed 579 women who did not fear childbirth and 353 women who had sought counseling for their fear of childbirth.  On the one hand, 30 percent of women with a severe fear of childbirth elected to have a C-section delivery.  And on the other hand, only 3.8 percent of the women who did not fear childbirth chose to have a C-section.

Emergency C-section rates were also higher among women who feared childbirth.  18 percent of the women who feared childbirth had to have an emergency C-section to give birth, whereas only 11 percent of the women who did not fear child birth had emergency C-sections.  In addition, forceps deliveries and vacuum deliveries were more common among women with a fear of childbirth and who were giving birth to their first child.

If your child was injured from negligence during a C-section delivery, contact the Philadelphia C-sections attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to speak with one of our experienced and compassionate birth injury attorneys.

Victoria Beckham is being confined to bed rest after giving birth to her daughter Harper due to a slipped spinal disc.

The 37-year old mother reportedly had back problems during her pregnancy but she was injured due to complications from the C-section.  Sources say she has difficulty sitting up and holding her newborn daughter.

One source reported, “The cruel reality is she was suffering with a bad back throughout her pregnancy, and then something untoward happened during the C-section, badly aggravating it.  She has had an X-ray which showed she has a slipped disc in her lower back.”

Beckham is being treated by doctors at the hospital and a chiropractor.

If you were injured during a C-section, contact the Philadelphia C-section attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about receiving compensation for your injuries and medical bills.

A Middletown mother was recently awarded $525,269 for the infection and injury she suffered after a sponge was left inside of her from a C-section at the Lower Bucks Hospital.

After a 4-day trial, the jury unanimously ruled that the nurses involved in the mother’s C-section surgery were negligent in failing to keep count of the laparotomy sponges before, during, and after the surgery.  The surgeon involved in the woman’s C-section said that he relied on the nurses’ counting to know when to close the abdomen.

The mother experienced worsening pain in her abdomen after the C-section.  Doctors dismissed the pain as normal for after a C-section delivery.

Two months after the surgery, the woman went to St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown where a CT scan revealed that a laparotomy sponge from the C-section had been left inside of her.  She suffered severe infection and had to have surgery to remove a portion of her small intestine.

If you or your child experienced medical complications after a C-section surgery, contact the Philadelphia C-section lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to speak with one of our experienced and compassionate birth injury attorneys.

Statistics in a recent report by HealthGrades show that caesarean section deliveries are constantly increasing in the United States.  Experts say that one reason for the increase has to do with rising obesity rates and c-sections being considered the safer option for obese women.  However, statistics also show that there has been a significant increase in the number of women requesting c-sections.

In 2009, the rate of c-sections performed in the U.S. increased to an all-time high of 34 percent.  In 2002, the rate of c-sections was only 27 percent.  One Obstetrics and Gynecology doctor says, “It’s now acceptable for women to demand a Caesarean section.  While we’re taught to counsel against it, it’s ultimately the patient’s decision.”

Senior physician consultant with HealthGrades Divya Cantor says of her organization’s findings, “While many women are afraid of labor, they should knnow that C-section is a serious surgery that has more complications.”  Possible complications include injury to the mother’s internal organs, blood clots, infection, premature birth, and more.

If you or someone you love has suffered an injury from a c-section, contact the Philadelphia c-section injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to discuss your case.

Last month, a New Jersey mother was awarded $8.5 million in a birth injury lawsuit settlement.  The defendants in the case included Bayonne Medical Center and an obstetrician, delivery room nurse, and supervisor working at the hospital.

According to the lawsuit, the mother went into the hospital on August 14, 2005 in labor.  Around 8 hours after arriving, the baby’s heart rate was shown to drop from a normal 140 beats per minute to 60.  The nurse is said to have waited almost half an hour before contacting the obstetrician, who showed up nearly another half an hour later.

There was another delay in between the time the obstetrician arrived and the time that the C-section began.  Doctors found out that the low heart rate was the result of a compression of the umbilical cord causing a lack of oxygen.  The baby, now 5-years old, suffered permanent brain damage as a result of the delays.

If your newborn sustained injuries during or shortly after labor due to hospital staff negligence, contact the Philadelphia c-section injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about how we can help you.

A doctor at St. Louis University recently linked the history of a pelvic fracture to c-section deliveries.  Dr. Lisa Cannada studied 71 women who had at some point in life had a pelvic fracture.  26 of the women had gone on to have children.  According to her findings, women who had suffered from a pelvic fracture were twice as likely to have a c-section delivery than the normal rate of women having c-sections.

“Only ten of the 26 women who had children after pelvic fractures had a vaginal or natural childbirth.  And 16 gave birth by c-section.  So that’s a very high rate of c-sections,” stated Dr. Cannada.  Cannada goes on to note that vaginal or natural childbirth is just as much an option for women who have suffered from pelvic fractures as for women who have not.  ”It’s safe to do.  Many times, patients are told before they leave the hospital that they have to have a c-section.  And some people are told that they shouldn’t even get pregnant.  And that’s a myth”.

If you or someone you know has been injured from a c-section delivery, contact the Philadelphia c-section attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about your rights.