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- Informed Consent in Child Medical Care
Oct 17, 2020
NJ Pediatric Lack of Informed Consent Attorney When a person must undergo surgery requiring anesthesia or obtain other health care services, such as blood transfusions, cancer treatments, certain medical tests, or vaccinations, healthcare providers must obtain the informed consent of the patient before administering treatment. This is typically written and applies to the vast majority of cases involving adults, when the patient is able to consent. It is important to note that there are specific...Read More - Delayed Delivery Birth Injuries
Sep 25, 2020
Delayed Delivery Lawyers in New Jersey Each labor is unique to the woman involved, heavily influenced by numerous factors related to the mother’s physical state and genetic predispositions, as well as the baby’s health status, size, and position. Unfortunately for some expectant mothers, labor is long, which increases the likelihood that their babies will suffer injuries at birth. Nevertheless, a long labor does not necessarily harm your baby when the right medical intervention occurs at...Read More - Cord Blood Treatment for Hypoxic Brain Injury at Birth
Sep 13, 2020
Use of Umbilical Cord Blood to Improve Outcomes for Infants with Brain Damage due to Birth Hypoxia Pregnancies typically end with the birth of a healthy baby and many deliveries proceed without potentially damaging complications. Despite this, and considering that each contraction facilitating the baby’s successful exit from the womb applies hundreds of pounds of pressure on the head, it is no wonder that complications can and do occur. A fetus in distress may be...Read More - Spina Bifida and Negligence
Aug 27, 2020
New Jersey Spina Bifida Lawyers for Victims of Failure to Test, Diagnose, & Treat Neural Tube Defects Your baby was born with spina bifida, a birth condition that occurs when the neural tubes in a fetus’s spine do not close completely, leading to spinal malformations and damage, as well as possible nerve damage to the nerves of the spine. This disorder arises in the early weeks of pregnancy but may not become apparent until birth...Read More - Top Errors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Aug 8, 2020
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), with its beeping machines and blinking screens, can be a frightening place for new parents. Hospital employees rush around tiny newborns attached to tubes and machines as you watch helplessly, worried about your baby’s health and hoping for their full recovery. While the medical care provided to those particularly fragile infants in the NICU can be extremely beneficial, sometimes lifesaving, this part of the hospital is also a place...Read More - Anaphylaxis Medical Errors & Injuries for Children
Jul 24, 2020
Child Allergic Reaction Lawyers Representing Victims across New Jersey Allergies are not uncommon, as many people young and old experience seasonal allergies, hay fever, and food allergies. Most live with them without life-threatening episodes, perhaps with annoying sniffles, watery eyes, or itchy rashes–unless they experience anaphylaxis. A severe allergic reaction to an allergen, like bee stings, medications, or certain foods, can quickly cause a person to go into shock and potentially even die. Allergic reactions...Read More - Inadequate Communication and Documentation in Pediatrics
Jul 11, 2020
Inadequate documentation and poor communication in pediatrics can result in significant harm for children. All treating professionals need to be in close communication in pediatric patient care, and in the absence of live conversations, require extensive documentation through medical records-keeping to understand the current situation. When communication breaks down, or complete and accurate records about a child’s medical condition do not exist or are otherwise inaccessible, doctors and other healthcare providers cannot fulfill their obligation...Read More - Episiotomy Complications and the Costs of Physician Mistakes
Jun 26, 2020
You had a birth plan to have your child naturally, without medication, a c-section, or an episiotomy. But life does not as always work out the way we plan, especially when it comes to the delicate and highly complex process of childbirth. Doctors often decide what is best for you and your baby based on the minute-by-minute developments of labor and delivery. Still, you want to know if that painful episiotomy was necessary, and if...Read More - Who can be Held Responsible for a Birth Injury in NJ?
Jun 12, 2020
Little else is more devastating than leaving the hospital after giving birth to a baby with a birth injury. In some cases, it may be months or even years before your child begins exhibiting signs that something is amiss, which may ultimately lead to a birth injury diagnosis. Birth injuries occur before, during, or after delivery and may affect the mother, the baby, or both. In addition, these injuries result from many causes, including negligent...Read More - Assistive Devices and Adaptive Technologies for Children with Disabilities
May 29, 2020
Assistive Technology for Infants with Birth Injuries and Cerebral Palsy Approximately 2.5% of newborns suffer birth injuries, resulting in brain damage or other bodily harm that impairs the major human systems responsible for motor, intellectual, and sensory functioning. Birth trauma, most often due to complications in the labor and delivery process or negligence, can be slight or significant, leaving some babies with cerebral palsy and other lifelong disabilities. Depending on the severity of the damage...Read More