http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/ Published by Bostwick Peterson & Mitchell, LLP en-us 2012-02-01T09:13:11-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2012/02/cooling_therapy_program_at_uc_1.html UC Davis Children’s Hospital has reached a milestone in its effort to help children born after birth affixia – the lack of oxygen at or near birth. After first instituting “cooling therapy” in 2009 as a technique to help babies... Brain Injury bostwick-3 2012-02-01T09:13:11-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2012/01/large_birth_injury_settlement.html News reports that a large settlement was reached in Florida cerebral palsy lawsuit. The birth injury occurred after an infant was given a dose of nutrients 100 times more powerful than was prescribed. As alleged in the lawsuit, after the... Cerebral Palsy bostwick-3 2012-01-24T09:50:15-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2012/01/18_million_birth_injury_jury_v.html Recently, an Oklahoma jury awarded a child who suffered a birth injury and her family a $1.8 million medical malpractice verdict. The injury was the result of a shoulder injury received at birth called “shoulder dystocia.” Shoulder dystocia is a... Shoulder Dystocia bostwick-3 2012-01-17T18:53:02-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2012/01/jury_selection_begins_in_medic.html Jury selection has begun in a multimillion-dollar medical malpractice lawsuit arising out of a birth injury. The birth injury lawsuit against Indian River Medical Center arose out of the actions undertaken by medical staff and two physicians at the hospital.... Cerebral Palsy bostwick-3 2012-01-09T11:48:29-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/12/incidence_of_kernicterus_diffi.html A recent report details a lesser-known birth injury that is more common than previously thought, in part due to underreporting by the medical profession. Kernicterus is a birth injury caused by severe jaundice. Some of the initial symptoms include unusual... Kernicterus bostwick-3 2011-12-27T19:47:50-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/12/babies_born_with_very_low_birt.html A recent article published in the December 6 edition of Neurology concludes that infants born with a very low birth weight continue to have cognitive delays as young adults. Such difficulties including reduced cognitive function including overall intelligence, speech impairment,... Birth Injury bostwick-3 2011-12-19T22:18:19-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/12/prenatal_steroids_lower_risk_o.html A recent premature birth study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals that giving steroids to women at risk for delivering preterm increases an infant’s overall chance of survival and reduces a baby’s risk of birth... Premature Delivery bostwick-3 2011-12-12T20:06:15-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/12/birth_injury_medical_malpracti.html The Contra Costa Times reports that L.A. County is expected to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit this week. The birth injury lawsuit alleges that physicians and staff at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center failed to perform an emergency cesarean section after... Birth Injury bostwick-3 2011-12-05T10:28:42-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/11/18_million_award_in_shoulder_d.html This past week a $1.8 million medical malpractice award was made to the family of a girl who suffered a birth injury. According to Omaha News, the girl’s left arm is “effectively paralyzed” after suffering ripped and ruptured nerves during... Shoulder Dystocia bostwick-3 2011-11-28T11:51:40-08:00 http://www.californiamedicalmalpracticelawblog.com/2011/11/research_provides_new_links_be_1.html At a Society for Neuroscience meeting this past week, researchers reported new evidence concerning premature infant brain injuries and why they are so common, along with strategies to prevent and in some cases, repair the brain damage. Researchers hope that... bostwick-3 2011-11-21T12:32:12-08:00