Category: Birth Injuries

Infant Mortality in the US

Although infant mortality has been declining on a global scale, children younger than one year old are dying more often in the U.S. than in

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Birth Injury

Recent data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that six out of every one-thousand babies born in the United States suffers from birth

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Medical Paternalism

Medical paternalism happens when a doctor interferes with a patient’s ability to make a decision regarding his or her healthcare. This antiquated approach to healthcare

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Common Errors in Hospitals

Over 250,000 fatalities per year are attributable to medical error, according to Johns Hopkins patient safety experts. Medical malpractice occurs when patients are harmed by

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