In this video the mother discusses her feelings about bring a medical malpractice lawsuit and why she feels it was important to do so.
]]>Prematurity leads to many health conditions such as cerebral palsy. November is prematurity awareness month.
The video below discusses how the grading was performed, how individual States graded and improvements made over last year. The video also touches on the risk factors and health risks involved with children being born prematurity.
(the video starts at 38 seconds.)
]]>When a child is born prematurely often their lungs may not be fully developed. This lack of pulmonary maturity can be very dangerous for the child.
Often, a delivery may have been prevented / delayed or medications should have been administered to help the child develop more rapidly. Failing to adhere to these standards of care may constitute medical malpractice.
To learn more about Prematurity Awareness Month please visit the March of Dimes website.
The video bellow id provided by the March of Dimes.
As with his stories in the past David writes candidly about his life and the broad spectrum of emotions that he faces as he raises a child with cerebral palsy.
Here is a link to the article and to see David Sexton’s previous essay’s type in “David Sexton” in the search box of this blog.
]]>The lawsuit alleged that after noticing signs of fetal distress the doctors and hospital staff attempted a vaginal delivery rather than performing a c-section. According to the lawsuit his delay caused the child to suffer brain damage.
]]>Adrian’s size now works for him; however, during his birth it may have been a disadvantage. During birth large baby’s run the risk of getting stuck in the birth canal, a condition known as shoulder dystocia.
Shoulder dystocia is a very dangerous condition that can lead to an injury called Erb’s palsy or brachial plexus palsy. Erb’s palsy is caused by the stretching or tearing of a group of nerves in shoulder called the brachial plexus.
In fact, at birth Adrian Cayborn sustained this injury which causes numbness and/or loss of function in one or both arms.
Erb’s palsy is almost always preventable. To learn more about erb’s palsy / brachial plexus palsy as well as how a doctors negligence may have led to your child’s injury please visit our website or type erbs palsy in the search box of my blog.
Here is a link to the article featuring Adrian Clayborn.
]]>If you would like more information on cord blood stem cells please see some of my previous post on the topic by typing “stem cells” in the search box of this blog.
Chloe’s parents banked her own cord blood and used it to treat her condition. This video shows
Chloe before and after the cord blood stem cells were used to treat her cerebral palsy.
As you can see there has been tremendous progress made!!
Preeclampsia can be very dangerous is not handled properly. It can lead to a placental abruption. A placental abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall.
When this occurs the child may be deprived of oxygen which can result in the child developing cerebral palsy.
This is a great film and a must see for anyone interested in cerebral palsy.
More information can be found on their website.