Category: Birth Injuries

Giving birth to a child is certainly one of the most joyous and memorable experiences a mother can have. However, many women will also attest that it can be one of the most painful experiences. For this reason, many women in Chicago and throughout the entire U.S. may elect to have an epidural during labor […]
Birth Injuries

September, recognized as Birth Injury Prevention Month, serves as an important reminder of the risks associated with medical malpractice during childbirth. Birth injuries—ranging from nerve damage and fractures to conditions like cerebral palsy—can result from medical negligence, improper handling, or failure to monitor complications during labor and delivery. These injuries can have lifelong consequences, impacting […]
Birth Injuries + Medical Malpractice

January marks Birth Injury Awareness Month, a time to shed light on the challenges faced by families affected by birth injuries and to emphasize the importance of accountability in medical care. Bringing a new life into the world should be a joyous occasion, but when medical errors occur during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, the consequences […]
Birth Injuries + Hospital Negligence

Understanding the Early Signs of Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition that is present at birth, although its signs may not become evident until a child grows older. Often, parents and caregivers begin to notice potential symptoms when a child fails to reach developmental milestones typically achieved by their peers. These signs commonly […]
Birth Injuries + Pregnancy-Related Injuries

The last thing any parent expects on the day their child is born is a birth injury or defect. After months of careful planning and anticipation, complications can still arise during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, potentially leading to harm to the baby. When these injuries are avoidable, it becomes crucial to protect the legal rights […]
Birth Injuries + Pregnancy-Related Injuries

Informed Consent & Birth Injuries Although it is incumbent upon doctors and hospitals to make sure they do not break the standard of care when treating their patients – of which the failure to do so resulting in injury constitutes medical malpractice – mothers can also take action to make sure their doctors do not […]
Birth Injuries + Hospital Negligence

What Causes Birth Injuries? A baby’s injury is always devastating to the parents. It is all the more tragic when it occurs during, immediately after, or even before birth. You go from dreaming about all the possibilities for your child to confronting the harsh reality of the many limitations and challenges that now lay ahead. […]
Birth Injuries + Pregnancy-Related Injuries

We frequently work with families struggling to understand a cerebral palsy diagnosis, including what caused the condition and how it will impact their child’s future. To provide a resource and starting place for these families, we recently published a white paper titled “Cerebral Palsy: A Message Of Hope For Illinois Families.” The most important piece […]
Birth Injuries + Brain Injuries + Pregnancy-Related Injuries

After learning your child has cerebral palsy (CP), you probably have many questions and may not know where to turn for answers. We have compiled a resource that provides a starting point for families affected by cerebral palsy to begin your research. We answer basic questions about CP: How do symptoms differ and when will […]
Birth Injuries + Pregnancy-Related Injuries

Women who are able to deliver a child vaginally may still encounter difficulty or complications. In some cases, a baby’s size or position may interfere with a smooth delivery and a woman may suffer injuries to the vaginal region. When a woman experiences difficulty delivery a baby, some doctors recommend that an episiotomy be performed […]
Birth Injuries

For an expectant mother, a vaginal delivery is typically expected and preferred. There are, however, cases where the health and very lives of mother and child are at risk. When these types of labor and delivery emergencies occur, doctors and nurses must often act to deliver a baby as quickly as possible which typically means […]
Birth Injuries

The birth of every child is special and unique. For most parents, the labor and delivery of a child culminates with the happy arrival of a healthy baby. However, in cases where complications occur during a baby’s delivery, a very different and tragic scenario may play out. After a normal and healthy pregnancy, a petite […]
Birth Injuries

When a woman delivers a baby in a hospital, she is hooked up to numerous monitoring devices which record the unborn baby’s vital signs. Nurses and doctors are trained to read these records and must know when fetal monitoring indicates that an unborn baby is in distress. In cases where a baby’s heart rate or […]
Birth Injuries

Expectant parents are often overcome by feelings of anxiety and joy about the impending arrival of a baby. Expectant mothers in particular go the many highs and lows of pregnancy all with the expectation of holding a healthy baby at the end of their long journey. While medical advances have greatly improved prenatal care and […]
Birth Injuries

It’s a sad reality that millions of Americans today live in poverty. Difficult economic times coupled with a job loss or chronic medical condition can quickly result in a family being forced out onto the street. Regardless of economic or social status, these individuals still require and are entitled to receive medical care. A formerly […]
Birth Injuries

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of babies born in the U.S. are delivered via Cesarean section. While the number of C-sections has skyrocketed in recent years, the procedure is still considered major surgery and, many contend, puts both mother and baby at risk. As the result of growing concern over […]
Birth Injuries

In March 2010, an expecting mother was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital. The following February, she and her husband would sue the facility for the complications they believe were caused by the hospital staff. According to the lawsuit, the parents believed that their son had suffered a birth injury in the form of oxygen deprivation. […]
Birth Injuries

A terribly botched delivery that led to the baby being born with severe brain damage has led to a $33.5 million verdict in favor of the child’s parents. Parents in Joliet may be interested to know of this example of a doctor and medical facility being held responsible for birth injuries that have lifelong consequences. […]
Birth Injuries

Birth injuries can turn any expectant parent’s dream of welcoming a new child into the world into an all-out nightmare. All too often, negligence that occurs during labor, delivery or immediately following delivery causes permanent damage to fragile newborns. When birth injuries do occur, hospitals and doctors can often be sued for damages. In a […]
Birth Injuries

Cesarean sections are among the most common operations in Illinois and around the country as more and more births are conducted using this surgery. One estimate says that up to one-third of births are now done by C-section. While C-sections are sometimes necessary, in many cases the surgeon causes harm to the mother or the […]
Birth Injuries