People place their trust in their doctors and hospitals. They rarely expect that the anticipation of a brand new life will lead to serious complications due to a birth trauma. The fact that the trauma of birth is serious and might lead to medical complications or even the death of the new born baby. This is a very heart wrenching time and the family is upset and do not know what step to take. Well, the birth injury might be due to the negligence of the medical facility, doctor, or hospital staff. Therefore, it is important to seek the services of a birth injury lawyer to represent the family in court. Typical Birth Injuries The typical birth injury lawyer represents clients that have experienced the death of a baby or a birth injury. Certainly,
Facts: A minor and his mother filed suit for damages against Tri-County Orthopedic physicians for false diagnose and filling a child abuse reports. The Michigan Court of Appeals rule that child abuse reporting statue provides immunity to persons who file the child abuse was report in good faith even if the reports were a negligent diagnosis which was cause of the child bone fractures. The court also appealed that damage of shame and humiliation was not recoverable to Michigan statute. Immunity from liability did not extend for damages of malpractice which has been the result from the failure to diagnose the child disease.
This case was taken into the British court system where, after a long trial, a judge upheld the doctor’s decision not to resuscitate. The reasoning was that the judge felt he could not order the doctors to perform actions that would cause increased suffering for the child. After considering the doctrines of the sanctity of life and the...
Wrongful conception is a claim that the conception of a child is due the negligence of medical professionals to prevent said conception through proper sterilization techniques and contraception. This claim is generally not related to the results of whether the child is born healthy or not, but more so, on the claim that had the doctor or pharmacist taken the correct measures to assist in the prevention of conception, the individual would not have gotten pregnant. “As with other types of injury cases, a couple can seek compensation for the cost of the failed procedure, pregnancy costs, pain and suffering, lost wages, and loss of consortium” (Steffen, 2011, http://www.seolawfirm.com/2011/12/wrongful-conception-concerns-raised-when-errors-occur-during-ivf-and-pgd-testing/).
Decision-making not always the easiest thing to do when it comes to the balance of someone’s life in your hands, you just never know what choice is the right one. The doctors and nurses handled themselves very well while being under the pressure of hopeful parents. One thing that affected me was that so many medical professionals were against giving the child a chance to fight in the first place. One physician from Switzerland, Jeremy Irons said that they don’t normally try to resuscitate a child unless it is over 25 weeks gestation. Meaning that in their country doctors...
1. What is the difference between a. and a. Describe the normal events of fetal development. How does malnutrition impair fetal development? Fetal development begins with the fertilization of an ovum; the female reproductive cell, capable of developing into a new organism upon fertilization, by a sperm; the male reproductive cell capable of fertilizing an ovum. Three stages follow fertilization: the zygote, the embryo, and the fetus (Whitney & Rolfes, 2016, p. 475).
There are three types of wrongful birth cases (Knudsen, 2011). Firstly, the failure of a sterilization procedure. Secondly, the failure caused by the care provider to inform the parents-to-be of any birth defects or abnormal in their unborn child. Thirdly, the failure of an abortion attempt (Knudsen, 2011). When a plaintiff is making a wrongful birth lawsuit against someone the plaintiff must prove to the court that the health care provider was negligent and should be held responsible for their actions (Knudsen, 2011). The plaintiff must show that the health care provider owed a duty to the plaintiff, the duty was breached, and the plaintiff suffered damages as a result of the breach. Another important key inform...
With the guidance of their physician, Baby Does’ parents chose to withhold medical care and surgery due to the conclusion still leaving the child with severe retardation. “Officials at the hospital had the Indiana Juvenile Courts appoint a guardian to determine whether or not to perform the surgery. The court finally ruled in favor of the parents and upheld their right to informed medical decision” (Resnik, 2011). Because of the decision made to withhold surgery and medical care, Baby Doe died five days later of dehydration and pneumonia.
A description can never be as vivid as an event that has been experienced. An experience can never be as defining as an event that has left you changed. Under the intensity of childbirth, you're more likely to remember details that would otherwise go unnoticed. All the scenes come together to leave a permanent imprint on the mind's eye.
I can see a crack of light coming from under the bathroom door. I keep hearing a strange sound, almost like a hurt puppy. As I walk closer, I see a dark puddle on the floor. Suddenly, I am very afraid. I slowly open the door. “Mommy, Mommy, are you ok?” My mother looked at me and cried, “Dial 911, Darling! Hurry, Honey, Hurry!” There is so much blood—on the floor, on her clothes, and on her hands. I can hear the sirens now. Mommy goes for a ride in the ambulance. My three day old baby brother and I have to stay with the neighbor until Daddy comes and picks us up. What happened to my mother?
...the consequences of their actions. If the physician in Jane’s case feels that it is necessary, he/she is allowed to seek court intervention and request the right to perform a C-section in order to save the baby. However, it is clear in Case #2 there is an emergency and therefore, there is not any time to seek court intervention. There are currently no laws in effect that penalize physicians that fail to seek court intervention (Deshpande & Oxford, 2012). However, in some cases in which a physician performs a C-section on a woman who previously refused the surgery, there may be legal ramifications. The woman may choose to press charges or seek legal action resulting in a case against the physician. As a patient, Jane has a right to make an autonomous decision regarding her healthcare and as a medical professional, the physician has a duty to respect Jane’s autonomy.
Giving life to a baby suffering from a serious metabolic disease or disability, and watching the baby suffer can be highly traumatising for the family as well as the newborn
Postpartum hemorrhage is excessive blood loss after childbirth. Some blood loss is normal after delivering a baby. However, postpartum hemorrhage is a potentially serious condition.
A neonatologist has many tasks and responsibilities before, during, and after the birth of an at-risk newborn. If there is reason to believe there are going to be complications with a birth that would cause negative side effects for the infant, a neonatologist will be brought in to help. In these high-risk situations, a team effort is required and the neonatologist takes the lead position. The neonatologist will be responsible for advising the parents on what to expect during and after labor. After the infant is born, the neonatologist has to find a method to properly care for the baby. Because most premature babies have a low birth-weight, their lungs need to be supported and they need to be kept warm. During this whole process, the neonatologist interacts with the parents to keep them updated on their baby’s condition (Weaver, 2009).
A newlywed couple is expecting their first child. In her seventh month of pregnancy, the mother is driving to her doctor’s appointment. All of the sudden, she is hit on the driver’s side. She is unconscious and quickly rushed to the hospital. The doctor examines her; her placenta is ruptured. The doctor contacts the father for consent of the emergency caesarean section since the mother is incapacitated. The mother and child are in fatal danger if the doctor does not move quickly. The father consents to the surgery. Once the father arrives at the hospital, he is not allowed in the operating room. As he waits, the doctor comes out and tells him of his child’s birth. However, there were complications, so the child was in the Neonatal Intensive
So many babies are born day, many of them have problems, but some can be prevented. Every year in the United States over more than 120,000 babies are born with a birth defect. A birth defect is a physical or biochemical abnormality that is present at birth. Birth defects not only affects the baby, but every single person who is involved in that baby's life. From being the mother, father, and even the doctor themselves. A doctor will have to be there for the baby for the beginning or even the rest of his/hers life. It all depends on what kind of birth defect that child has. There are over thousands different kinds of birth defects. Birth defects can affect every single part of a baby's body from head to toe. Some defects can be determined before the baby is actually born. If a baby is missing a limb or has a cleft palate you're