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Could a blood test help identify brain damage in infants earlier?

On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Sep 15, 2020 | Birth Injuries

Brain injuries tend to be incredibly complex -- and the damage from an event isn’t always immediately obvious, especially in children. The key to better treatment and better results often lies in the rapid recognition that an infant suffered brain damage at birth....

Initial evaluations are critical in labor and delivery

On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Aug 5, 2020 | Birth Injuries

When a woman goes to the hospital or a birthing center because she’s in labor, the medical professionals who are caring for her must do an initial evaluation to determine what type of monitoring she will need throughout the labor and delivery process. There are some...

Ways a forceps delivery could potentially injury a baby or mom

On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | Apr 29, 2020 | Birth Injuries

Medical interventions during birth should help the mother bring a healthy child into the world. Unfortunately, when a doctor improperly uses an intervention or intervenes in a birth that would progress naturally if left alone, both mother and child could experience...

Louisiana parish given dubious distinction regarding births

| Sep 27, 2019 | Birth Injuries

If you're a recent mother in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, the odds are high that you gave birth via C-section. In fact, there are no higher rates of C-sections among new mothers anywhere else in the United States in counties with 100,000 or more people. Rapides Parish...

Take action over a birth injury today

| Aug 14, 2019 | Birth Injuries

It used to be understood that childbirth was a dangerous undertaking. Women and babies alike commonly died in the process. Most people believe that the days of home births attended only by midwives and without anesthesia are no longer the norm. Well, they're wrong....

Are suicides by new mothers the newest wave of birth injuries?

| Jun 21, 2019 | Birth Injuries

A new study using data from California may be both unsettling and shocking. According to a 2010-2012 study of postpartum deaths, almost 20% of new mothers who die within a year of giving birth do so via suicide or drug overdose. The study, which was undertaken at...

These common birth injuries are often avoidable

| May 17, 2019 | Birth Injuries

There are a number of common birth injuries that are actually avoidable if a physician is alert to the signs that they could happen and takes the proper precautions during labor and delivery. Some of the most common birth injuries include: Lacerations and bruising of...

Hospitals keep denying responsibility for maternal deaths

| Mar 26, 2019 | Birth Injuries

In modern-day America, there are some troubling statistics about maternal death rates during and just after childbirth. In general, women are dying far too often -- but black women are dying as many as four times as often and suffering complications that lead to...

Giving birth? You’re in more danger than you probably realize

| Mar 1, 2019 | Birth Injuries

Women in America are dying to give birth -- and nobody is doing much about it. An in-depth study by USA Today found that America's maternal death rates are staggeringly high. Approximately two mothers die in childbirth every single day -- and uncounted thousands are...

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