Blog: Birth Injury Complications
- Enduring Impacts of Birth Injuries for Life
Dec 9, 2023
Every birth is miraculous, considering all of the biological processes that must come together to launch a new life. Fortunately, most deliveries occur without problems. And yet, when a problem arises, the emotional, psychological, and financial damages can be enormous. In addition, when medical mistakes cause birth injuries, the emotional and economic consequences can be even more complex. Medical providers whose practices fall below the acceptable standard of care in the medical field can inflict...Read More - What Can Go Wrong with Anemia During Pregnancy
Jul 14, 2023
Undiagnosed or Untreated Anemia During Pregnancy Pregnancy is an exciting but exhausting time. The pregnant body goes through so many changes that many women complain of fatigue, poor concentration, and other symptoms during pregnancy. However, careful physicians do not take for granted that pregnancy alone causes a woman to be tired and have brain fog. Those symptoms may indicate a more severe problem, such as anemia, a blood disorder caused by iron deficiency or blood...Read More - Breech Baby Delivery Complications
Sep 23, 2022
When a woman’s pregnancy nears term, her visits with her doctor typically increase. Both the physician and patient prepare for the upcoming birth, continuously checking on the health of the baby and the mother. In one of those checkups, a doctor may discover that the baby is in a breech position. A breech presentation often complicates the birth process and doctors have several options for managing this situation in a safe manner. All options require...Read More - Delays in Diagnosing Birth Injuries & Possible Consequences in New Jersey
Jan 28, 2022
Birthing a child is miraculous. The body’s production of hormones and contractions at just the right time to move the fetus from the womb to the outside world is an incredible human feat of perfection when all goes right. Unfortunately, sometimes all does not go well. Complications occur. A baby may be too big for the mother’s pelvis, and labor goes on for too long to safely deliver a baby. Other complications arise before the...Read More - Post-Admission Infection during Delivery in the Hospital
Sep 24, 2021
Pregnant women are vulnerable to infection in the hospital during delivery. They spend long hours in labor, sometimes being prodded and checked every hour during later labor progress. Physical examinations to check cervical dilation and readiness for the baby’s delivery consist of doctors or nurses inserting fingers and possibly medical devices to calculate the cervical opening. Unfortunately, crowded hospitals with too many patients, poor hygienic practices, and medical equipment can cause bacterial contamination and a...Read More - How Traumatic Birth can Impact the Senses and Sensory Processing
Apr 22, 2021
At the most basic level, all of the senses are used to connect a baby to their mother or father, an important formative attachment through which the infant learns. When a baby is born with sensory issues, however, their brain and body may have difficulty interpreting and responding to sensory information. When a newborn first looks out into the world, they use their senses to learn about their surroundings and find comfort. Since newborns can...Read More - Common Cognitive Disabilities and Disorders Associated with Medical Malpractice during Childbirth
Jan 31, 2020
Children injured before, during or after birth often develop cognitive and neurodevelopmental disabilities that require patience, love and resources from families, schools, and society. A child with intellectual, physical or emotional disabilities typically struggles in school or social situations, difficulties that continue into adulthood in many cases. Certainly, parents and siblings of a child with special needs share the frustrations that come with overcoming daily challenges, such as learning to read and write or even...Read More