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Fertility Treatment May Increase the Risk of Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury

Monday, July 12th, 2010

A recent study released in June 2010 in the medical journal Human Reproduction shows that the assisted contraception treatments In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Ovulation Induction (OI) lead to increased risk of Cerebral Palsy (CP) for the resulting births. The study concludes that the increased in danger results from resulting multiplicity and premature delivery, rather than any flaws in the procedures.

The study was performed by Danish researchers who looked at medical records and found that IVF births were almost twice as likely to result in CP. IO births were 1.5 times as likely. However, when compared with natural conception births of multiples and premature deliveries, there was no increase in CP, showing that multiplicity and early deliver were likely the main causes of the increased risk. (more…)

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What is ROP and How We Can Help

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Retinopathy of Prematurity is a treatable disease that, if timely diagnosed, should have lead to normal or near-normal vision.

We are a dedicated group of consumer lawyers that have joined forces in order to hold accountable healthcare practitioners and hospitals who failed to diagnose and treat your baby’s Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). As a result, your baby may now be blinded for life.

Question: How can we help you and your family?

Answer: If this is your situation, we will represent you and your family to ensure that the necessary financial and social resources are recovered to compensate you for the spiraling cost of future medical care. Your beautiful child will have many needs in the years ahead; We can help prepare you. (more…)

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