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- Who Is Held Liable for Causing a Birth Injury?
Sep 27, 2023
The birth of a child requires skilled medical care from a variety of licensed health care practitioners, including obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses and surgeons. With so many parties involved, it can be difficult to determine who might be legally and financially responsible, or liable, for a preventable birth injury. If your family finds itself in a medical malpractice related situation in Pennsylvania, contact an experienced Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyer at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., for a...Read More - Types of Medical Malpractice Causing Birth Injuries
Sep 20, 2023
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, obstetrician, gynecologist, surgeon or another licensed health care provider falls short of the accepted standards of patient care. During the delicate birthing process, any type of medical malpractice could put both the infant and mother at risk of serious injury. If you believe you are a victim of medical malpractice resulting in a birth injury in Pennsylvania, contact a Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyer at Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., for...Read More - Health Complications Caused By Birth Injuries
Sep 12, 2023
The birth of a child can come with unforeseen complications. While physicians are not expected to prevent every birth complication, they do have a duty to uphold the proper standards when providing medical care. If a doctor or nurse falls short or commits medical malpractice, the infant could suffer a preventable birth injury and various health complications. Experienced Pittsburgh medical malpractice attorneys have handled a range of birth injury cases and seen the impacts of...Read More - BIRTH INJURIES CAUSED BY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Sep 30, 2022
The tragic aspects of birth injuries are that they occur and that most are preventable. The common cause is medical malpractice. It is the patients and the families who fall victim to the consequences of the errors of the care providers and the facilities. All family members endure the resulting birth injuries throughout their lifetime. The purpose of this blog is to set out the eligibility of a birth injury claim in Pennsylvania and to...Read More - Uniontown Hospital employee drops newborn child
Jul 1, 2015
A hospital mistake at Uniontown Hospital in Fayette County, Pennsylvania has caused a newborn baby to be airlifted to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to initial reports, a nurse with 30 years of experience was seated and providing care to an infant when the male child slipped from her hands and landed on his head. The incident happened at the Family Beginnings Birthing Center. Immediately after the hospital accident, the infant was put through...Read More - Effexor birth injuries lawsuits closer to trial
Dec 19, 2014
The birth injuries lawsuits involving Effexor, an antidepressant drug, have been set to move toward the first round of trials. The lawsuits allege that when expecting mothers took the antidepressant during their first trimester, it caused their children to suffer birth defects such as heart problems. It also claims that the manufacturers failed to conduct proper research into the side effects of using antidepressants during pregnancy, and the manufactures failed to inform consumer and physicians...Read More - Birth injuries caused by E. coli can go undetected
May 28, 2014
Usually, a stomach virus, flu, or food poisoning does not put your unborn baby at risk. If a mother-to-be is throwing up or has irregular bowel movements, she can be treated with a lot of fluids and rest. For more serious instances, she may be admitted to a hospital where she could receive fluids intravenously if she is unable to eat or drink without vomiting. However, there are some sicknesses that may seem like a...Read More - Study shows possible link between fracking and birth injuries
Feb 4, 2014
A study completed by Colorado's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (CNIEHS) shows possible evidence that women who are pregnant who live near fracking stations may be up to thirty times more likely to give birth to a child with congenital heart defects. Because it is not yet a justifiable fact, and perhaps years of more studies will likely have to be completed before a correlation with be accepted, the industry says that they have...Read More - West Virginia family awarded $55 million for OBGYN’s mistakes
Feb 3, 2014
Over the past two weeks, a jury has been deliberating over a Lehigh County, WV birth defect trial wherein a couple has filed and won a lawsuit against St. Luke's University Hospital and one of its doctors, stating that the hospital and physician are liable for mistakes that were made when their son was born, resulting in his diagnosis of cerebral palsy. The couple sued on the grounds that their son's CP will affect his...Read More - Not enough info about birth control leaves Accutane users to deal with birth defects
Dec 23, 2013
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, have found that women who are taking a well-known drug for acne may have children who are susceptible to birth defects. What's worse, these women may not be getting the proper information they need about their options for preventing pregnancy. Accutane, otherwise known by its medical name, isotretinoin, has been hailed the world over as one of the most effective medicines for the elimination of acne...Read More