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By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Friday, October 5, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. Birth centers offer women an alternative to hospital deliveries. These centers often provide women a “home-like” setting in which to give birth, but they also provide the support of midwives and other professionals who can detect emergencies and intervene, if necessary. According to the New York Times, only 6 percent of women who seek to deliver through a birth center receive a C-section, as opposed to the 26% of women who seek to deliver through the hospital. C-sections, though common, carry some serious risks. According to the Mayo Clinic, babies born through C-section are more likely to develop a breathing......

Medical malpractice lawsuit results in $130 million judgment On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Birth Injuries on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Many Louisiana mothers have likely experienced the unexpected surprise of an earlier than planned delivery of a child. Understandably, mothers and physicians worry about the health of a child following a premature birth, but many babies are able to survive and thrive. One mother in another state experienced her own surprise with the early delivery of her child, but her child initially appeared to be healthy. In the weeks and months following the birth, the woman claims medical malpractice resulted in a life-long condition for her child. Recently, a......