ClickCease Birth Injury Archives | Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Delayed Cesarean Section/HIE Causing Birth Injury

Our lawyers resolved this case for a badly damaged child who developed distress during labor at a point when no doctor was available to consult or do an emergency surgical delivery. The obstetrician left the hospital to run a personal errand and was not available to perform an emergency C-section. The obstetrician believed labor was…

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Brain Damage During Birth

Our obstetrical negligence lawyers obtained a cash and annuity settlement having a present cash value of $3.65 million on behalf of a Central Coast infant who suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy at birth. The hypoxia caused cerebral palsy and permanent brain damage. During labor, the baby became stuck in the birth canal because of an anatomic…

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Birth Injury – Improper Vacuum Delivery

Our birth injury team achieved a major confidential settlement on behalf of a 3-year-old Central Coast girl who sustained a hypoxic brain injury and cerebral palsy as a result of labor and delivery negligence. Walkup lawyers proved that the mother’s obstetrician recognized that the baby’s head was in a position that made vaginal delivery dangerous….

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Failure To Recognize Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Walkup attorneys obtained a mediated settlement of $2.25 million on behalf of a male infant who now suffers from blindness, developmental delay and cognitive deficits, and who also had his pancreas removed after nursing staff failed to follow proper protocols when the infant showed signs of hypoglycemia. An MRI revealed evidence of posterior cerebral artery…

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