Illinois newborn who sustained brain injury at birth suffers from cerebral palsy
The Illinois parents of a minor with cerebral palsy recently filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Protestant Memorial Medical Center in Belleville, Illinois and the doctor who delivered the newborn. The parents allege that their newborn suffered a hypoxic brain injury during delivery which caused their daughter’s cerebral palsy.
In a hypoxic brain injury the brain does not receive enough oxygen. When this occurs during the birthing process, a newborn is at high risk for developing cerebral palsy. There are several different types of cerebral palsy. The most common type of cerebral palsy, spastic cerebral palsy, has a variety of symptoms. Individuals with spastic cerebral palsy typically have very tight muscles that do not stretch and even tighten up over time. This leads to muscle weakness and even loss of movement or paralysis.
According to this brain injury lawsuit the defendant doctor and hospital negligently ruptured membranes before her birth, failed to utilize inutero resuscitation maneuvers, and failed to prepare for an immediate C-section in a scenario of prolonged deceleration.
Our Chicago brain injury attorneys at Levin and Perconti have represented several families who have suffered from similar circumstances. Levin and Perconti recently announced a $6.5 million settlement for a young girl with cerebral palsy following a brain injury sustained during birth. If you know of a victim, please contact our Illinois brain injury lawyers to begin the process of redress and reform.
