On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Dec 23, 2015 | Birth Injuries
The men and women who serve this country are generally respected and revered. They risk their lives to keep our country safe and secure. When those service members lives and health are on the line, shouldn’t we expect that medical providers should do their best...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Jun 22, 2015 | Birth Injuries
A doctor fails to notice obvious signs of illness. A surgeon operates on the wrong body part. A hospital birthing team fails to ensure a baby has adequate oxygen during birth. A nurse doesn’t properly care for a patient so that health-damaging infection is...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | May 14, 2015 | Birth Injuries
For most pregnant mothers the most important thing is that their baby is delivered safely and arrives in good health. While in many cases this is exactly what happens. Unfortunately, in other situations birth injuries occur that inflict irreparable harm upon the baby....
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Apr 14, 2015 | Birth Injuries
There is approximately one OB-GYN per 3,568 female residents in Warren County. Hamilton County has one for every 2,152 female residents, and Montgomery County has one for every 3,129 women. Some counties do not have any, according to the American Congress of...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Feb 20, 2015 | Birth Injuries
Whether we like to think about it or not, sometimes things go wrong in the course of delivering a baby. When they do, parents may be forced to quickly come to terms with a reality they did not expect. A situation where this could happen is when a baby is diagnosed...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Jan 9, 2015 | Birth Injuries
When parents welcome a new baby into the world the usually have many concerns. Do they have enough bay clothes at home? Did they pick the right brand of diapers? Did they make the right choice on a name? While these questions can be a big deal for some, others must...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Oct 27, 2014 | Birth Injuries
Saturday, Oct. 25, closed out a 7-day awareness week targeting brachial plexus injuries. During the awareness week, groups like the United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc. shared information about this type of injury in the hopes that it would help raise funds, share...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Oct 3, 2014 | Birth Injuries
The day a child is born is often one of the most special days of a person’s life. This joyful sentiment can be dampened however when trauma during the birth results in injuries to a baby. These injuries can impact the life of a baby and his or her parents for...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Jul 11, 2014 | Birth Injuries
Residents of the state of Ohio likely have many lifetime goals. For some of those individuals that includes having, and raising, children. While the birth of a child is a major change for parents, pregnant women face changes months before the baby arrives. When a...
On behalf of Smith, Meier & Webb, LPA | Jun 13, 2014 | Birth Injuries
A jury heard two weeks of evidence in Cuyahoga County recently in a birth injury lawsuit that was filed against an Ohio doctor and MetroHealth Medical Center. In the end, the jury determined that medical negligence resulted in a boy suffering a brain hemorrhage due to...
