Birth Injuries
Why are More Women Being Pressured into Having C-Sections?
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. According to , in 2000, C-sections accounted for only 12 percent of all births. By 2015, 21 percent of all births were C-sections. Why? While there are many instances where C-sections are necessary, for example, if the baby is breach, if the placenta covers the mother’s cervix, or if the labor isn’t progressing as it should. Another case where a C-section might be needed is if doctors determine that the baby is in distress. However, there are gray areas. This is where doctors for the World Health Organization say that doctors may be over eager when it comes to recommending…
Read MoreCongress Looks at Childbirth Safety
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. According to NBC News, the U.S. has the highest maternal death rate in the developed world. 700 women die each year due to complications related to their pregnancies. Another 50,000 are seriously injured due to childbirth complications. Many of these deaths could have been prevented with proper medical care. Researchers have found that when women go into labor, doctors may focus heavily on the health of the baby and fail to provide the mother with the same kind of intensive medical support she might need. According to NBC News, approximately 60% of all childbirth-related deaths could have been prevented had…
Read MoreJury awards $50 million for birth injury
Jury awards $50 million for birth injury On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. The delivery of a child is an anticipated and anxiety-inducing event for many parents in Louisiana and all over the world. Unfortunately, some infants suffer a debilitating birth injury during delivery. Some are able to recover and lead normal lives, but many are not. Following the conclusion of a recent lawsuit, one family has been awarded a $50 million judgment for the injuries their child suffered during birth. The child was the first born child for the mother, and she went into labor naturally. According to the lawsuit, the baby’s heart rate…
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