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• New Guidelines May Help Prevent Unnecessary Caesarean Sections
• Can you sue for your child being born?
• New Link Found Between Cerebral Palsy and Fertility Treatments?
• OB/GYNs oppose midwife act
• Preventable maternal deaths from childbirth much higher in New York than National Average!

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• Problems that are associated with a premature delivery
• Infants resuscitated at birth have an increased risk of a low IQ score, even if they remain healthy during the neonatal period
• How to prove that your child's cerebral palsy is not a genetic abnormality
• Do not choose a nurse midwife for your pregnancy or labor and delivery until you read this!
• Mom entitled to damages for emotional anguish from birth of stillborn baby

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The birth of your child should be a memory filled with wonder and joy.  However, for millions of mothers and children the birthing process causes a serious birth injury. 

Birth injures occur at a rate of 1 in 142 in the United States.  While moderate forms of cerebral palsy or shoulder dystocia may leave a child with very mild and easy to manage symptoms these and other birth injuries can lead to lifelong complications and medical interventions.

The most common and devastating birth injures and complications include:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Erb's Palsy/Shoulder dystocia/Brachial palsy
• Preeclampsia
• Rupture of uterus
• Placental abruption
• Kernicterus (severe jaundice in the infant after birth)
• Premature delivery
• Failure to detect fetal distress
• Waiting too long to perform a cesarean section
• Giving too much pitocin
• Misreading fetal heart strips

If your child has been injured at birth she may need medical assistance for the rest of her life.  The cost of therapies, surgeries, assistive devices and other interventions can cost your family more than you may realize.  Only an experienced birth injury attorney can properly assess the needs of your child.

If you believe that a birth injury has harmed your child please do not hesitate to call John H. Fisher At Powers & Santola, LLP today at 1-866-689-9692. 

I devote a substantial part of my practice to representing children who sustain preventable injuries during the birth process; I am an advocate for the disabled.  With offices in Syracuse and Albany I have helped parents from across New York fight for and win maximum compensation for their children's birth injures.

Long Term Care

Long term care is a reality for most children with birth injuries.  When you choose John H. Fisher at Powers & Santola, LLP you are choosing not just an attorney but a lifelong partner in the fight for your child's rights.  For me your case never closes.  The settlement of your case is not the end of our relationship, it's just the beginning.  I work to ensure that your child and your family have access to: 

• a structured settlement so that your child's medical, educational and financial needs are met for life
• appropriate speech, physical and psychotherapy
• the best surgeons and other medical professionals such as neuropsychologists and the Campbell House
• help though local community resources for the disabled 
• respite care for caregivers
• the supplemental needs trust. This ensures that your child continues to be eligible for government benefits.
• help through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure that your child receives the best education possible.

If you believe that your child has been affected by a birth injury please contact John H. Fisher at Powers & Santola, LLP  today.  The consultation is free and I only get paid if you win your case. 

Blog for Birth Injury

• New Guidelines May Help Prevent Unnecessary Caesarean Sections
• Can you sue for your child being born?
• New Link Found Between Cerebral Palsy and Fertility Treatments?
• OB/GYNs oppose midwife act
• Preventable maternal deaths from childbirth much higher in New York than National Average!
• Do lawsuits improve patient safety? McCabe settlement is proof
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section--Safe or Not?
• Why it only takes 60 seconds to evaluate your birth asphyxia case?

Library for Birth Injury:

• Problems that are associated with a premature delivery   
  Description: Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy may have multiple problems since their organs are not fully developed
• Infants resuscitated at birth have an increased risk of a low IQ score, even if they remain healthy during the neonatal period   
  Description: Mild cerebral injury at birth can cause subtle defects in cognitive function that are only detectable as the child grows older
• How to prove that your child's cerebral palsy is not a genetic abnormality   
  Description: Genetic testing can rule out genetic abnormalities as the cause of your child's brain damage in your birth injury case
• Do not choose a nurse midwife for your pregnancy or labor and delivery until you read this!   
  Description: Information you need about nurse midwives before choosing a nurse midwife for your labor and delivery
• Mom entitled to damages for emotional anguish from birth of stillborn baby   
  Description: Mother can recover damages for emotional anguish from delivery of stillborn baby
• Fetal heart tracings are crucial to proving fetal hypoxia   
  Description: Fetal heart tracings are the key to proving fetal distress in a birth injury case
• The cause of Erb's Palsy? The verdict is in.   
  Description: The cause of Erb's Palsy--the experts answer.
• The birth injury rate in New York has increased tenfold!   
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• Birth Trauma [PDF]   
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Frequent Questions for Birth Injury:

• Why should the placenta be inspected by a pathologist after a traumatic birth?
• Is Kernicterus preventable?
• Can the expectant father recover damages for emotional harm when medical malpractice causes a miscarriage or stillborn?
• What is placenta previa?
• What blood test can be used to determine whether brain damage was caused by lack of oxygen during birth?
• What kind of cerebral palsy is caused by lack of oxygen at birth?
• What are the risks of amnioscentesis?
• How can I tell if my baby is healthy during my pregnancy?
• What is the #1 defense to a birth asphyxia case?

• Can my child have a birth asphyxia case even if he/she does not meet all four of the ACOG factors for brain damage caused by lack of oxygen at birth?

Case Results for Birth Injury:

• $4,100,000 for baby suffering spastic quadriplegia and cerebral palsy

Awarded: $4,100,000

• $3,250,000 for for baby harmed by birth trauma

Awarded: $3,250,000

• $1,250,000 for child injured at birth by uterine rupture

Awarded: $1,250,00

Videos about Birth Injury:

• Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury

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• Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury

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Birth Injury

• Why should the placenta be inspected by a pathologist after a traumatic birth?
• Is Kernicterus preventable?
• Can the expectant father recover damages for emotional harm when medical malpractice causes a miscarriage or stillborn?

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