Updates and Insights: Birth Injuries
- Doctors Waited Too Long? NJ Birth Injury Lawsuits Explained
Jun 18, 2025
When you’re giving birth, every second counts. Labor and delivery require constant vigilance, sound judgment, and—when things start to go wrong—swift medical action. A delay in making the right call, whether it’s ordering a C-section or responding to signs of fetal distress, can mean the difference between a healthy birth and a lifelong injury. At Fronzuto Law Group, Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq. and his team have spent decades helping New Jersey families pursue answers and...Read More - Brachial Plexus Injuries at Birth: Can You Sue in NJ?
Jun 5, 2025
The birth of a child should be a joyful event—but when complications occur during delivery, that joy can quickly be replaced by worry and confusion. One serious complication that can arise during childbirth is a brachial plexus injury, a type of nerve damage that may result in long-term impairment of a child’s arm or hand. At Fronzuto Law Group, Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq. has spent over two decades advocating for families across New Jersey whose...Read More - Dysphagia as a Result of Medical Practitioner Mistakes
Aug 24, 2024
Impaired Swallowing and Eating Abilities May be a Sign of Another Condition Resulting from Errors by a Healthcare Provider in NJ When an older adult or child has trouble swallowing, a doctor may diagnose dysphagia. Most often found in senior adults, dysphagia is a painful condition that may inhibit or prevent swallowing and can be a serious health hazard. Though seniors suffer from dysphagia more than other groups, anyone can have it. In fact, it...Read More - Top 7 Questions about C-Section Negligence Claims
May 3, 2024
Cesarean birth typically occurs in an emergency when conditions require an expedited delivery to protect the lives of the mother and baby. Many other circumstances may require c-sections, particularly when the profile or conditions of the mom or baby necessitate a scheduled cesarean delivery. In either case, a c-section is a procedure demanding skill and critical timing. When that timing is off or medical errors occur in the course of the procedure, mothers and babies can...Read More - Learning & Cognitive Disabilities for Children with Birth Injuries
Nov 18, 2022
NJ Birth Injury Attorney Discusses Cognitive, Learning, and Developmental Disabilities for Children with Birth Injuries Birth injuries leave mothers and children searching for answers, sometimes for a lifetime. Parents wonder what they could have done to prevent harm to their children. And yet, sometimes genetics, nature, and accidents cause permanent disability in a child injured at birth. When the birth injury was avoidable, the family’s pain and suffering are only worse. If your child suffered...Read More - The Process of Investigating a Birth Injury Case
Sep 30, 2022
What Happens during a Birth Injury Investigation Coming home from the hospital with a new bundle should be a joyous occasion. Unfortunately, many families do not leave with their newborns because they need continued care to survive or heal from an injury. Birth injuries may result from many causes, but the most tragic are those injuries that are preventable. Mistakes during pregnancy or birth can leave newborns with cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy, shoulder dystocia, or...Read More - How do You Know if You Have a Cerebral Palsy Claim?
Sep 17, 2022
Determining if Your Child has a Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Birth injuries occur more commonly than most people would think. One of the most common birth injuries are to the head and brain, but nerve and spinal cord damage can also occur at or near childbirth. When damage to the brain occurs before, during, or after delivery, a child may be diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A child who receives a devastating cerebral palsy diagnosis must live...Read More - Spastic Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits
Sep 2, 2022
Unique Complexities of Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Related Lawsuits in New Jersey Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder of various degrees and symptoms. The core component of cerebral palsy is brain damage that occurs before, at, or shortly after birth. The harm may come from developmental problems or injuries occurring during delivery. Sometimes, the causes are unknown. Brain impairment from cerebral palsy interferes with messaging from the brain to other parts of the body, causing...Read More - Medical Malpractice and Birth Injury Claims for Active Military and Veterans in New Jersey
May 28, 2022
Claims for Medical Malpractice and Birth Injuries on Behalf of Active Duty and Former Service Members When you are in the service and a military or Veterans Administration physician or treatment facility caused a birth injury or other harm due to medical malpractice, you may be able to sue the military for damages to yourself or your child. However, that was not always the case. Now, a New Jersey military member or their spouse, whether...Read More - How the US Stacks Up Among Affluent Countries for Pregnant Women’s Health and Avoidable Complications
Apr 15, 2022
In the realm of pregnancy complications and preventable deaths, America falls behind ten other prosperous nations, according to a new study. In a study conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, women in the United States died more often from avoidable pregnancy and delivery-related complications compared to 10 other developed nations. Whether lapses in the healthcare system, affordability, or inconsistency in care, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is highest among other wealthy countries, such as Sweden, France,...Read More