When you give birth in a hospital, you expect the doctors and medical care team to keep you and your child safe. While this is the most common outcome, there are times when the medical care team ends up causing preventable harm to you or your baby. If your baby is injured, working with a…
There are many different types of birth injuries that can occur even under seemingly ideal circumstances. Many of those injuries can lead to permanent conditions, like cerebral palsy, that can impact your child’s ability to live a normal life or to keep up with their peers developmentally. Nearly 10,000 babies are born with some degree…
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in every 36 children has some degree of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While the exact cause of autism is still unknown, some external factors, including birth injuries, may increase the risk of a child being diagnosed with autism at a later age. The Pennsylvania birth injury…
Giving birth to a child is both exciting and stressful, no matter how many times you’ve done it in the past. It’s why so many families choose to have their children in hospitals and rely on the expertise of their medical care team to deliver their children safely. When your child is injured during delivery,…
