On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
On behalf of Vincent J. DeSalvo, Attorney at Law | 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...
