Louis Gertler

Babies who are born prematurely face a high risk of complications from a variety of factors. For one, your newborn’s lungs may not yet be mature enough to deliver oxygen to their brain, creating the potential for brain damage and lifetime disability and developmental delays. Pre-term babies’ hearts are also often immature, with persistent openings between […]

Premature births carry enormous risks for newborns, including internal bleeding and necrotizing enterocolitis, a bowel infection common in pre-term babies. While medical professionals are supposed to assess expectant mothers for problems that may lead to a premature birth, and take whatever steps are necessary to reduce the risk, problems with maternal health are too often overlooked […]

If your baby suffered from oxygen deprivation, known as hypoxia, during delivery in New Orleans and you believe your physician either failed to act, or took incorrect steps to prevent or treat the situation, you may have grounds for a medical malpractice claim. These cases are especially tragic when the victim of negligent or reckless healthcare […]

Medical mistakes are a common cause of Cerebral Palsy in newborns in New Orleans. Doctors and hospitals who fail to properly diagnose illnesses in the mother, provide timely Cesarean sections, appropriately plan for delivery of babies who may be too large for vaginal delivery, or who don’t detect problems like prolapsed umbilical cords may create […]

When doctors in New Orleans fail to deliver the highest quality medical care to their patients, injuries and even death can result. When the victim is a baby who is harmed by delays in treatment after fetal distress was obvious, a joyous event can become devastating as families endure the emotional roller coaster of intensive medical […]

The costs associated with emergency healthcare in New Orleans have the potential to bankrupt families, and that’s never more true than when the victim is a newborn who was injured during birth. When your doctor’s negligence in delaying necessary procedures like a C-section resulted in injury to your baby, you should take every step to protect your […]

Erb’s palsy is a form of paralysis caused by damage to the nerves connecting the shoulder to the spine, in a region called the brachial plexus. It is a common birth injury that can be caused when a baby is pulled from the birth canal, or when the baby is too large for easy passage […]

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, […]

All symptoms should be discussed, even if you feel they are insignificant. It is important to be truthful to your doctor about the symptoms you are having and not exaggerate symptoms. By exaggerating symptoms, it makes it difficult for the doctor to properly diagnosis you, and is considered dishonest, which likely will not help you […]