Woman awarded $2.4 million after birth injury On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Thursday, September 6, 2018. When an injury occurs during the childbirth process, people in Louisiana may assume that the damage only occurs for the child. While there are several health risks for a baby, mothers can also suffer a birth injury. Recently, a jury issued a verdict in favor of a mother who claims to have suffered unnecessary harm due to the care of her obstetrician, and she was awarded $2.4 million. During childbirth, the mother suffered a rare uterine rupture. A uterine rupture places both the mother and baby at risk for complications and/or......
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Woman awarded $2.4 million after birth injury
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September 4th, 2018By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. recently reported on new data released by the Centers for Disease Control revealing that younger women die earlier possibly due to issues with the U.S. health system. While there has been quite a bit of reporting on the role maternal death rates play in young women’s mortality, QZ claims that this is not the only cause of young women’s cause of death. Younger women are dying of cardiovascular conditions and strokes. According to QZ, 12% of women don’t have access to health insurance and Medicaid will only cover them during their pregnancy and for six weeks after. This means that......
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September 4th, 2018Getting Surgery? Have a Loved One in the Hospital? Know Your Drug Resistant Bacteria Personal Injury Risk By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. According to Live Science, drug-resistant bacteria have appeared in hospitals in 27 states. These bacteria are the greatest risk to vulnerable members of the population: patients in intensive care, patients recovering from surgery, and others who have been admitted to the hospital for infections, cancer, or for immune deficiencies. According to the Centers for Disease Control antibiotic resistance among bacteria develops over time when patients are prescribed antibiotics. Just taking antibiotics can increase your risk of contracting drug-resistant bacteria. While antibiotics can be......
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