Birth asphyxia is a potentially deadly complication that happens when an infant isn't receiving a sufficient amount of oxygen before, during or immediately after birth. Because birth asphyxia may cause severe neurological injuries such as cerebral palsy, it's...
Birth Injuries
Study Aims To Help Speech Of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy often impacts a child's speech, making words slur or lack enunciation. A speech problem can be just as troubling as a child's movement difficulties, so scientists at a Scotland university are about to begin a three-year study that will closely examine...
NIH Study Risked Lives Of 1,316 Babies Between 2005 and 2009
An unconscionable study risked the lives and health of more than 1,300 babies without their parents' knowledge. The trial, known as the SUPPORT study, provided varying levels of oxygen to prematurely born infants and measured the effects. The government-funded study...
Family: Airline Discriminated Against Child With Down Syndrome
A California family insists American Airlines discriminated against it when the airline wouldn't allow a disabled boy to board its plane. The family was trying to fly from New Jersey to California and decided to upgrade two of its three tickets to first class....
Birth Injury Suit Results In $103M Award For Cerebral Palsy Teen
A New York teen recently won a long legal battle against the hospital responsible for her cerebral palsy condition. The 17-year-old not only convinced the jury that she was the victim of hospital negligence as an infant, but she painted a clear picture of how cerebral...
Cord Blood Study Provides Hope For Children With Cerebral Palsy
Duke University Medical Center is researching the use of cord blood cells to lessen the symptoms of spastic cerebral palsy in children.The study will involve children aged between one and six years whose parents have banked their child's own cord at birth. Doctors...
Device Helps Screen Babies For Life-Threatening Heart Defects
Congenital heart defects are responsible for between three and 7.5 percent of infant deaths. Because a heart defect diagnosis is often a life-saving discovery, scientists have been trying to improve the tools and methods available for diagnoses. One such testing...
Pfizer recalls 1 million defective birth control pill packets
In a nearly-unbelievable mistake, Pfizer has issued over 1 million packets of birth control pills that may be ineffective. The pharmaceutical firm is scrambling to recall the drugs, but many women have unknowingly been exposed to an increased risk of pregnancy. The...
Zoloft Lawsuits
A number of Zoloft birth defect lawsuits have been filed recently across the country. The lawsuits have raised claims that Zoloft taken by pregnant mothers have caused severe birth defects, some fatal. The defects include persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH), heart...
Running Makes Student-Athlete with Cerebral Palsy ‘Feel Free’
Cerebral palsy is a physical disorder that, among other things, can cause great difficulty walking and ambulating. But in student-athlete Sean Mitchell's case, he doesn't let cerebral palsy stop him from running track in high school.It's not clear how Mitchell came to...