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Friday, March 20, 2009

Fetal Brain Injury

Few things can be as devastating to parents as the news that their newborn baby has suffered a fetal brain injury. In so many cases, gone are the hopes that their child will live a normal life without ongoing special care and therapy.

What is a fetal brain injury? It happens when a baby?s brain is somehow damaged during the mother?s pregnancy, labor or delivery. These types of birth injuries can often be associated with either a large amount of pressure on the baby?s brain or a lack of oxygen to the brain tissue.

Perhaps even more devastating to families is the realization that their child?s brain injury was caused by a preventable medical mistake. In these instances, families may have grounds for financial compensation in a medical malpractice civil case.

A few medical conditions associated with fetal brain injury include:
? Cerebral palsy
? Brain asphyxiation
? Hypoxic injury
? Forceps or vacuum extraction injury
? Hematosis
? Seizures at birth
? Stillbirth

Has your child suffered a fetal brain injury? Residents of the Salt Lake City, Utah, area and surrounding communities, please contact the experienced birth injury law team at G. Eric Nielson & Associates at 1-866-605-4556. Known for our aggressive pursuit of compensation for our clients, we?ll work tirelessly on your behalf.

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Birth Injury Treatment

When your child suffers a severe birth injury, such as cerebral palsy, you?ll want to do anything you can to help that child achieve a good quality of life.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for most birth injuries that involve significant damage to the brain.
The good news, though, is that there are a variety of treatment options out there that can make a difference, such as:
? Physical therapy ? to help with coordination, balance, strength and muscle flexibility.
? Behavior therapy ? to improve communication skills and deal with any behavior problems
? Speech therapy ? to refine speaking and eating skills.
? Occupational therapy ? to work on motor skills, everyday tasks and self-sufficiency
? Medications ? to help control seizures and spasms.
? Surgery ? to treat contracting muscles and tendons and increase range of motion
Ongoing treatment for a cerebral palsy patient will take significant monetary resources. If you think your child?s cerebral palsy was caused by medical malpractice, you could have a case for compensation. Please contact our Salt Lake City, Utah, birth injury trial specialists at G. Eric Nielson & Associates today to schedule a free consultation. Our number is 1-866-605-4556. Remember, medical malpractice is all we do.

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