While many women in New Orleans are able to successfully deliver subsequent children vaginally after a previous cesarean section delivery, the procedure has risks, and not all women are good candidates for Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC). The most serious complication from VBAC, uterine rupture, occurs when scar tissue from the previous C-section tears open, and the results can be catastrophic for both baby and mother. Women rely on experienced health care providers to assess their medical condition and plan for appropriate procedures when it comes to delivering their children. When a doctor makes a mistake in this preliminary work, lives can be changed forever. VBAC complications from uterine rupture can cause an array of problems affecting your baby, including fetal distress, cerebral palsy, hypoxia and brain injury, paralysis, seizure disorders, developmental delays, and in the worst cases, stillbirth. For the mother, extreme blood loss and subsequent infections, including sepsis, are common complications…Read More
Injuries to children are among the most emotionally difficult cases for New Orleans personal injury attorneys. No doctor sets out with the goal of injuring a patient’s baby, but they do occasionally make mistakes that lead to a birth injury. Erb’s Palsy is among the more common birth injuries that can arise from a mistake in the birthing process. Erb’s Palsy is an injury to the nerves that control and supply the muscles of the shoulder and upper extremities (the upper brachial plexus). It can result from the baby becoming stuck in the mother’s birth canal during birth. When a baby’s shoulder becomes stuck at the mother’s pelvic bone during childbirth (shoulder dystocia), there are several methods that a physician may use to dislodge the infant. These include applying traction to the head in an attempt to dislodge the shoulder. Applying too much traction while the shoulder remains stuck, however, can…Read More
New Orleans birth injuries remain an all too common occurrence. While childbirth is a complicated event and some birth injuries are unavoidable, when a baby is injured as a result of the negligence of the medical personnel overseeing the birth, the family is entitled to pursue compensation. Unfortunately, many of the devastating injuries that occur during birth can be difficult to diagnose and may have causes aside from inadequate care during the birthing process. For example, cerebral palsy – a muscle disorder affecting muscle tone, posture, and movement – may be caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain or traumatic head injury during birth. It may also be caused by random gene mutations that are completely unrelated to any physical trauma. The fact that many types of birth injury are not evident immediately after delivery further complicates claims regarding a birth injury. While some cases may involve physical signs of injury –…Read More
