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Group B strep (GBS) is a bacteria that can be found in a woman’s vagina or rectum. It is found in as many as 40% of health women. “Pregnant women who test positive for GBS are said to be ‘colonized,’”...

Many babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy and other birth injuries due to a period of fetal distress during labor and delivery. “Every year, our legal team investigates claims arising out of a failure to respond to

“Baby boomers are spending more and more time in hospital emergency rooms because of the medications that they take,” said New York medication error lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with...

On August 23, 2010, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced in Committee Opinion #465 that all pregnant women should receive antibiotics one (1) hour before having a cesarean delivery. “Certainly,

“7 out of every 1,000 children experience a birth injury,” said Watertown cerebral palsy lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with Syracuse-based Bottar Law, PLLC, a law firm prosecuting New York...

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a potentially fatal condition where a baby’s circulatory system fails to adapt to life outside of the womb. According to Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse birth...

“Consumption of folic acid is very important during pregnancy,” said Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a New York birth injury lawyer presently investigating Syracuse PPHN lawsuits and Watertown retinopathy of...

“Approximately 1% of all births are complicated by a shoulder dystocia,” said Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse birth injury lawyer with Bottar Law, PLLC, a law firm with decades of experience representing...

While it is well-known that birth control pills may increase the risk of a stroke, a new dangerous side-effect is receiving the attention of the medical field. According to a physician who spoke at the “50 Years of the...

“Binghamton children born prematurely are at high risk for behavioral and health problems,” said Syracuse birth injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC, a team of trial lawyers...