On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jun 5, 2018 | Birth Injury
Childbirth is a transformative experience, whether it goes smoothly or not. Infants can sustain injuries to the brain during pregnancy, delivery, or post birth. If you’ve experienced a difficult pregnancy or labor, your child may have suffered a birth injury....
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Aug 4, 2016 | Birth Injury
One of the worst fears of new parents is the possibility of their child suffering a birth injury. The results can be catastrophic and change the course of a life when a doctor or other medical provider makes a mistake during pregnancy or childbirth. Unfortunately for...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 11, 2015 | Birth Injury
Cerebral palsy is a medical condition that can unfortunately have life-long detrimental effects. There are various measures that can be taken to prevent cerebral palsy; however, incidents are still fairly common. The situation is even worse if the cerebral palsy is...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 30, 2015 | Birth Injury
At times, Connecticut residents would probably agree that childbirth can be a very risky experience for both the child and the mother. Medical advances have significantly reduced birth injuries in the United States, thanks to the professionalism of doctors and nurses....
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 14, 2015 | Birth Injury
Connecticut residents would agree that the occurrence of a birth injury is one of the saddest moments of any parent’s life. A birth injury is normally caused by labor complications which make a parent’s worst fears come true.A birth injury claim can be...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jan 2, 2015 | Birth Injury
For most of human history, childbirth has been a very dangerous experience for mother and child. Advances in medicine over the past 100 years or so have significantly reduced the hazards associated with childbirth, at least for births in the developed world, but these...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Nov 28, 2014 | Birth Injury
The birth of a child is one of the most miraculous events of one’s life. However in many cases, doctors or medical practitioners may hinder the joy of childbirth with their negligence. Birth injuries may render a child with prolonged chronic illness. The...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Oct 29, 2014 | Birth Injury
Any injury that an infant suffers during birth may be referred to as a birth injury. An infant may suffer or acquire such injuries at any stage of the birthing process including during delivery by medical practitioners. If a child suffers injury during birth, medical...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Oct 17, 2014 | Birth Injury
Injury at birth can plague a child forever. Therefore, immense care needs to be taken to ensure that a child is not injured either before or during the birthing process. Unfortunately, every now and then an infant is injured and that injury may have long-term...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Oct 1, 2014 | Birth Injury
Connecticut residents understand that an injury at the time of birth can have serious consequences for the rest of the child and parents’ life. A number of measures are in place to prevent such injuries but in spite of that, birth injuries continue to occur and...
