Whether it’s your first child or your fifth, you want them to have the best life possible. But errors and accidents that happen in the hospital can lead to life-altering birth injuries that make your dreams for your child feel impossible. Even minor birth injuries can result in hefty expenses immediately following the birth and…
Worldwide, roughly 40 million women develop long-term health issues and concerns as a result of childbirth. While the number of incidents is lower in America, birth injuries can happen to both the mother and child at any point during delivery. Even with top-notch medical facilities, birth injuries can and do happen. Your Pennsylvania birth injury…
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,…
