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.

According to the study, 77 percent of the cases involved clinical judgement errors made by obstetricians.  The second most common concern in birth injury lawsuits was injury caused by miscommunication between doctors, which was a problem in 36 percent of the cases studied.  Lastly, 26 percent of the cases involved technical mistakes.

Other common causes of birth injuries and lawsuits against obstetricians found in study include failure to properly supervise, documentation failures, and administrative failures.  ”There is a substantial body of data that confirms the [results] of this report,” said the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’s deputy executive vice president, Dr. Albert Strunk.

If your child was injured before, during, or shortly after their delivery as a result of doctor or hospital negligence, contact the Philadelphia birth injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130 today.

The lawsuit involved the birth of a girl who is now 3-years old, and has no function in her left arm and hand.  The doctor in charge of the girl’s delivery called for a vacuum delivery.  According to the plaintiffs, this decision was unnecessary because the child was in good health while in utero.

The child’s shoulder became lodged behind her mother’s pelvic bone during the vacuum delivery.  The doctor then pulled on the child to release her shoulder, causing permanent nerve damage.  Doctors are advised to use pressure around the pelvic area or move the mother’s legs when a child’s shoulder becomes stuck.

Contact the Philadelphia injuries from vacuum extractions lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130, if your child suffered injuries when a doctor performed a vacuum delivery.

According to the lawsuit, when the child was born, he was gasping for air and had an irregular heart rate.  A nurse in the delivery said the boy did cry and move his arms and legs after his delivery.  Without consulting the family or other staff, the doctor determined that the newborn did not have a chance of surviving and left it alone and without care until the family decided what to do.

A few hours after leaving the child unattended, in a plastic bin, a nurse said she saw the boy trying to breath.  The newborn was resuscitated and transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he stayed for treatment for 3 months.

The plaintiff argues that the doctor’s negligence and incorrect diagnosis and treatment caused her son to develop brain damage.

The woman’s son developed a severe condition called shoulder dystocia, which occurs when the baby’s shoulders become lodged behind the pubic bone during delivery. The doctor in the delivery room chose to apply pressure on the baby’s head to remove him from the vaginal cavity instead of utilizing a rotating motion to free the shoulders. This condition can cause extreme brain damage and injuries to nerves in several areas.

The lawsuit is claiming that the doctor failed to suggest a Cesarean section after knowing the mother was a  high risk for birth injuries due to being overweight and suffering from diabetes. The woman is seeking past and future damages for physical pain as well as medical expenses.

If your child suffered birth injuries during delivery, please contact the Philadelphia birth injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130 today.

Erb’s palsy affects the nerves that are on the shoulder and neck. Once damaged, the communication between the brain and arm is changed and this can cause symptoms such as one arm that may be smaller than the other, a paralyzed arm or an arm that may be turned inward.

A few conditions during birth may contribute to the development of Erb’s palsy and these include difficult, lengthy births, certain drugs that may induce labor, and if the head is pulled away from the body during labor. For those who suffer from Erb’s palsy, daily arm exercises may need to be done.

If you or a loved one’s child suffered a birth injury and developed Erb’s palsy as a result, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Philadelphia Erb’s palsy lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 610-667-7511 today.

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.

An obstetrician at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine conducted the study which focused on bleeding around the brain and seizures in newborns.

Researchers analyzed records from 400,000 deliveries involving first-time mothers.  Compared to babies delivered by vacuum or C-section deliveries, babies delivered via forceps deliveries were found to be 45 percent less likely to suffer a seizure.

.12 percent of infants delivered using forceps suffered a seizure at birth.  Newborns delivered using vacuum and C-section methods had seizures at a rate of about .3 percent.

If your child suffered birth injuries during their delivery, contact the Philadelphia birth injury lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130 today.

The child was injured during her delivery in June 2008 when doctors used a vacuum to help the newborn out of the birth canal.  In the process, the child’s shoulder became lodged behind her mother’s pelvic bone and doctors pulled on her head to help her out.

According to the lawsuit, the vacuum delivery was unnecessary and the child’s nerve damage was caused by doctors pulling on her head.  The nerve and brain damage caused the girl’s left arm to be paralyzed.

The jury awarded the girl $600,000 for her pain and suffering and $1.2 million for past and future medical expenses.

To speak with an experienced and compassionate birth injury attorney about injuries related to a vacuum delivery, contact the Philadelphia injuries from vacuum extractions attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130 today.

According to the researchers, approximately 60,000 infants are born prematurely and weighing less than 3.3 pounds every year.  Because of developments in neonatal medicine, most premature babies survive.  However, unfortunately, many of theses infants suffer brain damage before, during, or shortly after their delivery.

Chief of neonatology at the University of California, San Francisco David Rowitch says, “overall rates of cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disabilities are on the rise.”

Brain injuries in newborns are most often caused by a lack of oxygen in the days following their delivery.

If your child suffered brain injuries at birth due because of medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia brain damage attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 to learn more about how we can help you.