Birth Injuries

Every parent hopes for a healthy baby and a smooth, uncomplicated birth experience. However, various complications during pregnancy and labor sometimes lead to birth injuries.  Some of these injuries are the result of unexpected medical conditions. Others happen due...

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders affecting movement, posture, and coordination. Diagnosing cerebral palsy can be a complex process that requires careful observation and various tests. Since symptoms may not appear immediately after birth, early detection is...

Birth injuries are very serious incidents that can affect your child for the rest of their life. The possibility of them occurring due to medical negligence during pregnancy can be frightening. Unfortunately, negligence from medical professionals might impact your...

At every step of your family’s pregnancy, you took precautions. A nourishing and healthy diet, vitamin supplements, plenty of rest, just the right amount of exercise along with regular medical appointments with your physician. You wanted to make sure things were just...

Giving birth is a scary, exhilarating and rewarding experience. It could arguably consist of a mixture of all possible emotions, from pain and fear to love and joy. But for some mothers, giving birth has consequences to their bodies or to their baby that could affect...

In doing so, they frequently argue that malpractice claims are frivolous and unduly pricey.In fact, such claims are often and simply only about justice, as is clearly underscored by a recent story involving a blatant birth injury-related error committed by a doctor at...

No two child deliveries are the same. Some deliveries have circumstances that could make the delivery more difficult or complicated than usual. There are many different things that could cause a delivery to be a high-risk delivery. On our high-risk delivery page, we...

"[I]njury is swift but preventable." That reality relating to a birth injury called hypoxia underscores the critical need for obstetricians and all members of a delivery team to act with competence and dispatch to properly identify hypoxia symptoms and timely attend...

Arizona expectant parents may want to forgo a prevalent procedure known as continuous electronic fetal monitoring. Continuous EFM involves observing babies in the womb using externally placed ultrasound transducers and internal devices, such as heart rate monitors,...