A new study published in the September 3, 2015 installment of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that new cases of cerebral palsy are more often than not attributable to multiple prenatal considerations and afflictions as opposed to other potential causes many often suspect... Read More

Shoulder dystocia is a delivery room emergency that occurs when the baby's head is delivered but the shoulder is unable to pass through the birth canal. Extracting a child in this scenario can be difficult, and permanent nerve damage can occur if the delivery is not... Read More

A three-judge panel in the District IV Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict in a case of delivery room negligence, rejecting the defendant’s argument that the testimony of an expert witness did not meet the standard of admissibility for expert testimony. The defendant, Dr.... Read More

A retired Illinois judge turned attorney has returned to the bench in Madison County, forcing him to withdraw from a malpractice case filed on behalf of his client on February 20. Ralph Mendelsohn had provided legal counsel for an Illinois woman and her minor child,... Read More

A recent Canadian study has found that up to 10% of cerebral palsy cases may be caused by genetics. Consequently, the authors of the study recommend that all children should be genetically tested. “Our findings were shocking, actually,” said Dr. Stephen Scherer, director of the... Read More

A Manchester, U.K. baby boy died from a botched forceps delivery and just minutes later the doctor advised the mother that she should “smoke 50 cigarettes a day” to have a smaller child. Jenson Barnett tragically suffered a fractured skull as Dr. Sharon Oates delivered... Read More

Cooley Dickinson Hospital now faces a delivery room errors lawsuit filed by the family of Pamela J. Sampson, a 32-year-old Hadley woman who died in 2013. Sampson left behind a now 19-month-old boy and her family alleges that the hospital was negligent in missing signs... Read More

The parents of a Texas boy who was injured by perinatal asphyxia have filed a birth injury lawsuit against the hospitals and doctors who delivered and treated him. They blame the medical staff for breaching numerous standards of care, leading to the child’s severe and permanent... Read More