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Jury Enters $50 Million Verdict for Horribly Injured Mother in Botched Delivery of Baby

Llulin Cruz, 31, was admitted to St. Barnabas Hospital to deliver her first child. The attending obstetrician was Dr. Michael Ihemaguba, who performed a midline episiotomy after he delivered the baby’s head. Dr. Ihemaguba then told Cruz to continue pushing. This resulted in a fourth-degree laceration, which Dr. Ihemaguba then…

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Cook County Jury Finds for Obstetrician in Delayed Delivery Case

A Cook County jury entered its verdict in favor of the defendant obstetrician, Dr. Cynthia Page, following a trial claiming that the birth of Anthony Ruiz was delayed causing him a lifetime of cognitive deficits. The family of Anthony Ruiz, a minor, claimed in their Cook County, Ill., lawsuit that…

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Report Find 35% of Childhood Cerebral Palsy Cases Could Have Been Prevented

In a recent report it was stated that cerebral palsy affects nearly 10,000 newborns every year. The statistics are more troubling in that research shows that 25-35% of all cerebral palsy cases could have been prevented. It has been reported that medical errors during or after the delivery of a…

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Tragedy of Delayed Delivery of Full-Term Baby; Preeclampsia Is a Factor

Most recently, I have heard from mothers who have tragically lost a full-term baby for inexplicable reasons. In one particular case, the mother called me to talk about why her full-term child died in utero. She said that all of her prenatal care was uneventful. In fact, just 3 days…

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