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Birth injuries are all too common

Though many parents look forward to the birth of a child, the child birthing process is also immensely complicated and often results in injuries that can burden the child for the remainder of their life. As many as six out of every thousand children born suffer some sort of birth injury in the United States. Some of these injuries are mild, but many more are extremely severe. Though certain injuries

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Cerebral palsy and medical malpractice

Even legislators from states other than Kentucky or Ohio recognize just how devastating birth injuries resulting from medical malpractice can be. The Florida House of Representatives for example approved a $31 million claims bill to provide for the care of a 14-year-old boy that was born with severe cerebral palsy due to the medical malpractice of the hospital that delivered him. This verdict follows up on a jury verdict that

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Ohio birth injury risk could increase with epidural-related fever

Epidurals are a commonly accepted practice in Ohio, Kentucky, and across the entire nation. In fact, of the 4 million mothers who give birth each year more than 60 percent received an epidural during the labor process. Although it is an accepted practice, it is not without risk and can be administered improperly by a doctor. A new research study found a link between epidurals, fevers, and complications during birth

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Consequences of birth injuries can be catastrophic

One of the reasons that birth injuries often result in multi-million dollar settlements in Kentucky, Ohio, or any other part of the nation is because the consequences of such injuries usually last a lifetime. And as occasionally will occur both the mother and the child can be injured at the same time. Recently, birth-related injuries forced the mother of the child to receive a follow-up hysterectomy. Those same birth-related injuries

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Hospital will pay medical malpractice settlement of $7.5M

When placed at the mercy of hospitals and medical professionals, new mothers in the Cincinnati area worry about every possible worst-case scenario when they are about to give birth. For some, those worries are simply nervous fears that never become reality, but sometimes those worries are tragically warranted. The family of an Illinois girl with cerebral palsy has just settled a $7.5 million lawsuit over medical malpractice claims related to

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