Category: Birth Injury

On May 29, a Maryland physician was suspended from practice for actions that put the safety of a woman under his care at risk. The Mary Board of Physicians publicized information relating to the suspension, and cited the care of a woman who had come to the physician's clinic...

It is difficult to describe the pain of a family in Maryland left devastated because the delivery of what was supposed to be a healthy baby went horribly wrong. Not only can these resulting birth injuries change the trajectory of the child's life and development, but in many instances, it also saddles...

The death or injury of a child at birth is a devastating fate to happen to any parents in Maryland or elsewhere. In some instances, fetal demise or injury is the result of circumstances that were unavoidable. In other instances, an infant does not survive or is seriously injured because of negligence...

When it comes to the birth and delivery of a child, most parents in Maryland hope for one thing above all else: a healthy baby. Of all the potential risks and complications that can occur with pregnancy, delivery and the following weeks, many parents are unaware that a pediatric stroke is a...

Proper care, attention, and follow-up care are crucial when delivering a child in Maryland or anywhere else because it is the health of both the child and the mother that is at stake. When there is a lapse in care, a family is very often devastated. Tragically, there is a little girl...

An expecting mother spends months preparing for her baby's birth. She may settle a space for the baby to sleep in, purchase clothes, and consider baby names. To lose one's baby because of an accident in the hospital would be very traumatic. For one mother, this tragic experience happened...

With so many advances in medicine, it sometimes seems unreal that so many babies still suffer injuries or death during birth or shortly afterward. For instance, if babies do not receive an adequate amount of oxygen during birth they can suffer from the effects for the rest of their lives. Many Maryland...

As most Maryland parents can attest, the birth of a baby is often a happy experience with everything going smoothly. That joy, however, can quickly lead to frustration, anger and sadness when an injury or serious medical condition is found. Such was the case with a California couple whose baby was born...

Medical malpractice resulting in a birth injury can happen anywhere, sometimes even with well-trained medical professionals. This fact may be confirmed yet again with a potential case of medical malpractice that Marylanders should take note of. In this case, several doctors and hospital staff are being sued by a couple...

Ongoing research from British doctors has lead to the development of a life-saving procedure that utilizes hypothermia to positive effect. Since the common knowledge of hypothermia concerns its obvious dangers, suggesting that it could save lives might seem far-fetched; however, doctors have known for some time that hypothermia could protect against brain...