In the moments after a baby is born, there are a lot of things that doctors and nurses need to do in order to ensure the baby is healthy. One thing they often do is assign the infant’s Apgar score, which helps determine the baby’s immediate well-being following birth. Higher Apgar scores indicate that the baby is doing well, while lower Apgar scores may mean that the baby needs to
Childbirth can be a life-changing experience for expectant parents, and the day that their baby is born can be one of the most significant days of their lives. Unfortunately, some babies are born with pre-existing conditions known as birth defects, or they suffer harm during the birthing process and sustain a birth injury. These things can leave a child with a debilitating medical condition and, in some extreme cases, can
Pregnancy should be a time of joy and anticipation as expectant parents eagerly await the arrival of their bundle of joy. However, amidst the excitement, there are certain medical conditions that can pose serious risks to both the mother and the baby. One such condition is preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that demands prompt diagnosis and appropriate medical intervention. In this blog post, the Ohio and Northern Kentucky medical malpractice
During labor and delivery, low oxygen and blood flow to the baby’s brain can be detrimental, potentially leading to severe disability and developmental delays for the child later on in life. This includes hearing, sight, learning, and/or behavioral difficulties, as well as physical movement and coordination disabilities like cerebral palsy and other birth injuries. Fortunately, medical professionals have discovered a way to treat and counteract the consequences associated with oxygen
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that requires immediate action. A sign of preeclampsia is high blood pressure or a sudden spike in blood pressure during pregnancy, high levels of protein in urine (proteinuria), or other signs of organ damage. Preeclampsia usually begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women whose blood pressure has previously been normal. If untreated, this can cause serious, possibly fatal, complications to you and your baby.
The entire basis of a medical malpractice case is to prove that a doctor or healthcare provider was negligent. Medical malpractice occurs when healthcare professionals cause harm because they do not give quality medical care during childbirth or make careless mistakes. If you think your child may have suffered an injury at birth, take note of your child’s physical, social, and emotional developmental milestones. An early diagnosis can help your
Most mothers who prepare to give birth in Kentucky or Ohio share a similar goal: to deliver and go home with a healthy baby. Unfortunately, however, sometimes negligent medical errors and other factors cause birth injuries to mothers and babies. Birth asphyxia is a condition that may result when an infant fails to receive adequate levels of oxygen before, during, or after childbirth. Sometimes called perinatal asphyxia or neonatal asphyxia,
In 2018, CNBC reported that medical errors account for the third-largest amount of deaths, with only heart disease and cancer taking more lives. Furthermore, the news agency stated that, according to various studies, the number of individuals who perish from healthcare mistakes each year may range anywhere from 250,000 to 400,000. Medical negligence is a form of medical malpractice that may occur during and after birth, potentially resulting in severe
When parents welcome a child into their family, they trust their doctors to provide that child with the best possible start. However, if doctors are negligent during labor and delivery, it can leave children with lifelong medical challenges. What are hypoxic and ischemic birth injuries? Hypoxia is a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream, and ischemia is a lack of blood flow to the brain. These conditions can both cause
Medical professionals who treated you through pregnancy and at your child’s birth might have made negligent decisions that to lead to a birth injury. After going through the delivery process, you might be concerned about your baby’s health. Maybe there are physical symptoms you notice in your child or you went through a concerning amount of pain through childbirth. Understanding the symptoms, names, and causes of common birth injuries can
If you have a child who was injured at birth, this is likely to have been a traumatic experience for you as well as the rest of your family. You may still suffer psychologically from that experience today. If your child’s birth injury was serious, it’s possible that it will have implications for them for the rest of their life. Because of this, you may experience a certain level of
The birth of a baby should be joyous occasion for the parents, but this isn’t always how things happen. There are many factors that can change and make the labor and delivery a somber one. It’s imperative that everyone who is involved in the experience pays close attention to what’s going on with the mother and the baby. One of the most important things that happens during the labor process
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