Special Needs Blog Week in Review – April 15 – 21, 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Jen Thorpe

At the end of the week, it is nice to do a quick review of all the blogs that appeared in the past seven days. The Special Needs Blog Week in Review is a great way to catch up on the blogs that you missed, but wanted to read. It gives you a brief description of each one, and a link that will take you directly to it. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on April 16, 2012. This time, I’d like to point out an episode from The Coffee Klatch which was called “National Autism Association”. It features … Continue reading →

Family Wins Malpractice Lawsuit

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jen Thorpe

A family in California filed a malpractice lawsuit against their OBGYN doctor and the hospital that their child was born in. The baby suffered brain damage during birth that led to the development of cerebral palsy. A jury decided in favor of the family. Andrew and Jennifer Blunt, who live in California, were expecting a child. When it was time for the baby to be born, Jennifer was in Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. The physician who helped Jennifer to give birth was Dr. Kurt Haupt. Unfortunately, things went wrong while the baby was being born. According to lawyer Nicholas … Continue reading →