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Fetal monitoring errors can cause birth injuries

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

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Learning disabilities could be caused by birth injuries

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

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Delayed c-section during labor can increase risk of a bad outcome

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

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Did giving birth affect your ability to bond with your child?

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,

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Hypoxic-Ischemic Birth Injuries

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

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6 expenses to consider in birth injury cases

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:

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3 things pregnant women should know during labor

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

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New study shows surgical patients aren’t being informed of mistakes

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

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Working to reduce risk in giving birth

Life is complicated, messy and chaotic. It is also beautiful. One of its most beautiful and rewarding moments comes in childbirth. It’s also a dangerous moment in life. For the baby, one of the greatest dangers is in lack of oxygen. Far too often, the condition results in birth injuries that last a lifetime. But childbirth is also a dangerous time for the mother, as many Covington moms will attest.

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Birth Injury Nightmare

The toddler’s reality is like the darkest of nightmares. Just three years old, she is blind, suffers from infant seizures, and is fed through a tube into her stomach. She will never walk. She will never speak. She will never be able to take care of herself. Her grim reality is due to a doctor’s negligence during the girl’s birth in 2012, a judge in a medical malpractice trial recently

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The Unplanned C-Section: Know When Surgery is Necessary

In the United States, prenatal care has become a huge part of the pregnancy process. From special vitamins to regular checkups with a woman’s doctor, prenatal care is designed to diagnose and prevent potentially serious health problems from developing and causing harm to the mother and/or child. In some cases, doctors may even discuss the option of performing a cesarean section as a way to increase a child’s survival and

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