{"id":56,"date":"2009-11-06T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagobirthinjurylawyersblog.com\/2009\/11\/06\/negligent_cook_county_delivery_1\/"},"modified":"2016-09-05T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T16:34:49","slug":"negligent_cook_county_delivery_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/negligent_cook_county_delivery_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Negligent Cook County Delivery Results in Brain Damage to the Child"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Cook County birth injury lawsuit<\/a> that alleged a baby boy had suffered severe brain damage during a delay in his birth was settled. The medical malpractice lawsuit <\/a>was against Northwest Community Hospital<\/a>, a nurse midwife, and the midwife’s employer. The case was settled and approved by a Cook County Circuit Court judge<\/a>.
\nWhat was particularly interesting about the case was that the delivery was actually a waterbirth<\/a>. A waterbirth is a birthing method wherein the mother is immersed in a small pool of warm water. Proponents of this method argue that it is safe and offers improved pain relief for the mother and less trauma for the baby.
\nIn this particular Cook County birth injury case<\/a>, the baby’s shoulder became trapped during the end of the delivery. The plaintiff alleged that the nurse midwife and assisting nurses did not drain the birth tub quickly enough to use the standard birthing maneuvers to free the baby’s shoulder, and that their actions delayed the baby’s delivery. Any delay in delivery can result in harm to the baby, and in this case the plaintiff alleged that the delay resulted in oxygen deprivation and brain damage in the form of cerebral palsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A Cook County birth injury lawsuit that alleged a baby boy had suffered severe brain damage during a delay in his birth was settled. The medical malpractice lawsuit was against Northwest Community Hospital, a nurse midwife, and the midwife’s employer. The case was settled and approved by a Cook County Circuit Court judge. 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