Important Facts About Cerebral Palsy: Signs & Symptoms
Every year thousands of expectant parents and new born babies suffer birth injuries that might have been prevented. One of the most common birth injuries is cerebral palsy. At The Yost Legal Group, we want to help spread awareness about cerebral palsy by providing facts and resources to help families. Does my Child have Cerebral...
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Study Finds Diabetes Drug Glyburide Increases Risk of Birth Injury among Pregnant Mothers
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) Pediatrics edition has found a strong link between the diabetes drug glyburide and several severe birth complications including respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, and large size for gestational age. Glyburide is a widely used drug prescribed to pregnant women to treat gestational diabetes mellitus,...
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Experimental Treatments Show Promise and Risk for Cerebral Palsy Patients
Children with cerebral palsy have one of several neurological disorders that permanently affect body movement or muscle coordination. The problem is not with the actual muscles; rather, it’s with the part of the brain that controls the muscle movement. Treatments for cerebral palsy include: Physical and occupational therapy Speech therapy Medications aimed at controlling seizures,...
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Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Claim
Cerebral palsy is one of the most traumatic birth injuries a newborn can experience. While there are several causes of this severe diagnosis, sometimes cerebral palsy can be a result of medical mistake by a healthcare provider who was responsible for assisting in your child’s birth. The birth injury lawyers at The Yost Legal Group...
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Labor Drug Pitocin Can Cause Birth Injury
It should be the happiest day in an expectant mother’s life. She has waited nine months and now it is time to meet her new baby boy or girl. However, sometimes, labor can be difficult and doctors choose to use labor enhancing drugs in order to hurry the delivery. The next thing you know, the...
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Birth Injuries Alarmingly High in U.S.
While our country boasts some of the best hospitals and doctors in the world, the U.S. has a surprisingly high infant mortality rate, ranking 180th in the world for infant deaths. Thousands of babies do not survive the birthing process and even more experience defect or deformity at birth. A birth injury is defined as...
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