Having recently resolved a significant medical negligence case involving the negligent delay in delivering baby, resulting in a fatal hypoxic injury to the baby, we thought it important to discuss an area in which we sometimes see medical negligence occur in labor and delivery: mothers with preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder and a known… Read More
Birth Injury Malpractice and Forceps Deliveries
Forceps are metal tongs used in childbirth. They are used to apply traction to the baby’s head, in an attempt to move the infant out of the birth canal and into the world. Forceps deliveries, once common, have been on the decline in the United States in the past few years. This is largely due… Read More