A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics this week found a substantial association between women having their labor induced or sped up and the incidence of autism. While researchers stress they did not find a cause-and-effect connection, the study strongly reaffirmed medical consensus that autism is developed during pregnancy or during birth, not later in life. Could...
Read MoreYou don’t have to be a parent to understand how devastating birth injuries can be to a child and his or her family. Moving forward after complications from a birth can be incredibly scary, especially without knowing the long-term prognosis. It can take years to discover and understand the full extent of a birth injury and all of its...
Read MoreA new study by researchers in Norway has found a statistically significant association that may indicate that premature and small babies have a greater risk of cerebral palsy if their mothers experience preeclampsia while pregnant. Preeclampsia, an often dangerous pregnancy complication signified by high blood pressure and increased protein in the mother’s urine, is not known to cause cerebral...
Read MoreWhen a New York medical malpractice lawyer turned down an $8 million settlement offer for a girl born with severe cerebral palsy due to birth injuries, everyone thought he was crazy. When took the case to trial and lost, it looked like they were right. That case was overturned on appeal, however, and had to be retried. The second...
Read MoreRecently, a committee of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reviewed the available research on the risks and benefits of cesarean-section births performed purely at the request of the mother. Overall, the group determined that more women experience fewer complications from vaginal birth, and the group recommended that doctors strongly encourage mothers to choose that option. The evidence...
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