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Of all the medical errors that are made, perhaps the ones that cause the most grief are birth injuries. When an infant is injured during or just before birth, the baby’s life trajectory is often irretrievably altered. The might-have-beens that the parents — and later, the children — experience can be heartbreaking. Children who suffer injuries at birth may never be able to walk or move freely or may experience

Medical equipment is essential in ensuring the health of the mother and baby before and during labor. Fetal monitors play a huge part in maintaining knowledge about the health of the baby. Electronic fetal monitoring is a bedside device that provides graphic and numerical information on the heart rate of the baby, as well as maternal uterine activity. This must be carefully monitored by obstetricians and nurses so that fetal

Some children may develop a learning disability if they struggle to develop as quickly as expected. A learning disability is a broad term that covers a wide range of developmental difficulties in children. These can be temporary, or they may have an impact on the person for their entire lifetime. While developmental disabilities should never define a person or dictate what they can achieve in the future, many parents want

Pregnancy and labor are unique for each woman who goes through them. Some women have terrible morning sickness and others never once throw up. Some women, even first-time mothers, have only a few contractions before the birth of their child, while others may have to struggle through many hours or even days of labor before the birth of their child. Those hoping to have a natural, vaginal birth may want

Giving birth should be a beautiful experience that allows a new life to enter the world safely. At the same time, the labor process requires expert medical attention and can be life-threatening to both the baby and the child. If you have recently given birth and experienced complications, you may have felt that this has affected the relationship with your child. If you were psychologically affected by the birthing experience,

If you are a parent whose child has suffered a stroke, has cerebral palsy, or has other forms of hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries, you probably want answers. It is natural for parents in this situation to want to know what happened. In many cases, loss of oxygen and blood flow to the child is the cause of brain damage, cerebral palsy and other related complications. For families who have suffered this

Finding out that your child has a birth injury is a harrowing experience. Once you get over the initial shock, you might find that you have to start thinking about providing for your child in the future. Raising a child who has special needs isn’t inexpensive. You might choose to seek compensation. If you do, think about these six expenses of raising a child who has a birth injury. #1:

Many pregnant women choose to create a birth plan to help guide what happens during labor and delivery. While this is a great way to prepare for the birth of your child, birth plans can’t address all the issues that might occur. Whether you are creating a birth plan now or are getting ready to head to the hospital or birthing center, you should remember these three important points. Birth

By Rob Lewis One of the many reasons that the civil justice system– and the jury trial in particular –is so instrumental in enforcing patient rights and ensuring patient safety is that the medical industry, when left to its own devices, generally refuses to police itself. Time and time again, the same mistake is made more than once by the same provider. When asked if they would do anything different

By Rob Lewis We all want to trust our doctors. We know they worked hard in medical school. We know they had to do well on tests to get in to medical school. And we know they had to go through many years of training after medical school to get to the point where they can practice medicine. We assume, usually correctly, that they are pretty smart and they know