Birth Injuries

The cause of autism has eluded scientists and health care professionals for years. Recent studies appear to suggest that pregnancy-related factors increase a child’s risk for autism. Potential Autism Risk Factors The prevalence of autism in the United States has been...

Birth injuries are relatively rare, occurring in only about five out of every 1,000 births in the United States. Unfortunately, they can cause lifelong disabilities when they do occur.  Cerebral palsy is a disability that causes muscle dysfunction due to damage to the...

Birth injuries including cerebral palsy, paralysis, bone fractures and others have the potential to cause lifelong disabilities. Physicians have a duty of care to their patients and their unborn children to protect them from these injuries. When an injury occurs, a...

Klumpke Palsy can require years of treatment and surgery, and may still leave a child with permanent loss of limb function. Sometimes referred to as Horner Syndrome, the injury most commonly affects the shoulders and upper arms. Parents whose children suffer this...