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FL Wrongful Birth Medical Malpractice Case Yields $4.5 Award; Repercussions in New York?
Most OB-GYN Guidelines are Based on Opinion and Weak Information!
Smoking and Birth Defects Are Now Definitively Linked! Click Here To Find Out More!
Kingston medical malpractice lawyer exposes the flawed logic of Governor Cuomo's neurologically impaired infant's fund
Open Letter to Governor Cuomo about your Budget

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$900,000 settlement of Erb's Palsy case against obstetrician...
Posted on 12/15/2010

Extraordinary Settlement for mishanding of Cesarean Section...
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Is the fear of lawsuits responsible for the rising C-Section rates?...
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Birth Injury

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 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 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 today. The consultation is free and I only get paid if you win your case.

Blog for Birth Injury

FL Wrongful Birth Medical Malpractice Case Yields $4.5 Award; Repercussions in New York?
Description: Parents brought a wrongful birth medical malpractice lawsuit against an OB-GYN in Florida and just received a $4.5 million award from a Florida jury.
Most OB-GYN Guidelines are Based on Opinion and Weak Information!
Description: A recent study found that only 30% of all OB-GYN guidelines come from established, empirical tests!
Smoking and Birth Defects Are Now Definitively Linked! Click Here To Find Out More!
Description: Smoking has now been definitively linked to a number of devastating birth defects in newborn children.
Kingston medical malpractice lawyer exposes the flawed logic of Governor Cuomo's neurologically impaired infant's fund
Description: Find out what you should know about the neurologically impaired infant's trust
Open Letter to Governor Cuomo about your Budget
Description: Governor Cuomo sells out to special interests in insurance and medical groups while ignoring the rights of severely disabled children
Open Letter to Governor Cuomo about your Budget
Description: Governor Cuomo sells out to special interests in insurance and medical groups while ignoring the rights of severely disabled children
Should video camera and photographs be kept out of the delivery room? Hospitals and doctors think so.
Description: Should videotaping be permitted in the delivery room? Many hospitals bar cameras and videotaping from the delivery room.
Pharmaceutical company jacks up the cost of preventing premature babies: good ole Capitalism or bad medicine for moms?
Description: Why the massive overcharge for a drug to prevent premature labor in pregnant moms is regrettable
Albany Times Union weighs in on malpractice reform today: "Back to the operating table"
Why you should be reaching out to your state legislator about Proposal #131 depriving injury victims of their rights. Read this article!
Description: The best article yet why Proposal #131 is grossly unfair to injury victims.
News Flash! Obstetricians avoid malpractice payments by focusing on patient safety at Weill Cornell Hospital--a lesson for tort reform advocates
Description: How to avoid malpractice payments? Safety practices at Weill Cornell Hospital provide the answer.
Scary time for New Yorkers! Governor Cuomo proposes law to shut down the rights of malpractice victims.
Description: Governor Cuomo wants to deprive malpractice victims of their rights. New Yorkers, the time to act is NOW!
Gestational diabetes can affect mothers long after they give birth
Description: If you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you must make sure you check for diabetes after you deliver your baby
If you or a loved one is pregnant, you need to know about gestational diabetes.
Description: One-third of pregnant US women are not checked for gestational diabetes putting them and their babies at risk.
New study reveals that autism may not be genetic. New study raises questions about the causes of autism.
Description: Jaundiced newborns are at a higher risk for autism.
Why is the rate of premature babies higher in the U.S. than any other industrialized nation?
Description: Before you blame malpractice lawyers, let's take a look at the facts.
Discover When Taking Oral Contraception May Be Necessary to Prevent Birth Defects
Giving Birth - There's An App For That
Description: The application, AirStrip OB, doesn't actually help the mother deliver the baby herself, but it does give her physician information to let him know how the mother is doing while in labor without needing to be in the room.
Can Taking a Birth Control Pill Prevent Birth Defects?
Description: A new birth control pill may help reduce birth defects in women who have taken the pill prior to conceiving!
Rare Disease Sometimes Mistaken for Cerebral Palsy
Description: Although less than 1,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with Dopamine-responsive dystonia, some medical experts are now wondering whether the condition is as rare as was originally thought. Physicians are becoming increasingly uncomfortable as more and more infants are being diagnosed with the condition after having been misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy.

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Birth injury is preventable in most cases in Kingston, New York
Description: Get your FREE book about the top mistakes of medical malpractice victims at the website of medical malpractice lawyer, John H. Fisher
Learn what you can expect in each stage of your labor and delivery in Kingston, New York
Description: Discover how you can make smart, informed decisions about your options for delivering your baby.
Spotting signs of fetal distress can be crucial to the prevention of birth injuries in Kingston, New York
Description: How you can prevent birth injuries: know the signs of fetal distress. Get the FREE book, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims.
Find out why you may not want to induce your labor in Kingston, New York
Description: iscover how the induction of labor can cause injury to your baby. Get your FREE book, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims.
Learn the warning signs of a placenta abruption and be prepared for his potentially fatal complication in Kingston, New York
Description: Discover how you can reduce the risk of a placenta abrupion during pregnancy. Get your FREE book, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims.
How you can prevent shoulder dystocia during your labor and delivery in Kingston, New York.
Description: Discovery the simple steps that must be taken to prevent shoulder dystocia from causing permanent nerve damage to your baby's arm.
Find out what you can do to avoid Erb's Palsy during the delivery of your baby in Kingston, New York.
Description: Discover the tips to avoiding shoulder dystocia and ensuring the safe delivery of your baby. Get my FREE book, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims
How you can avoid the catastrophic consequences of a uterine rupture while undergoing a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) in Kingston, New York
Description: How you can avoid the risk of a uterine rupture when having a vaginal birth after cesarean section. FREE BOOK! The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims
How you can prevent a premature delivery of your baby in Kingston, New York
Description: How you can prevent the premature delivery of you baby. FREE BOOK! Get The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims today.
How you can prevent high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia) from posing a risk to your baby in Kingston, New York.
Description: How you can prevent preeclampsia from posing a risk to your baby. Get your FREE BOOK, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims.
Excessive jaundice in a newborn kills developing brain cells and may cause mental retardation, physical abnormalities or blindess.
Description: Kernicterus is damage to the brain centers of infants caused by jaundice
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]
Description: Birth Trauma article

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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

$900,000 for Erb's Palsy sustained by newborn at birth

Awarded: $900,000

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Shoulder Dystocia Birth Injury

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