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- Taking Your Child to the Doctor and Failure to Test
Aug 27, 2021
Children seem both indestructible and fragile at the same time. A six-year-old can fall off the jungle gym from a five-foot drop into the sand and dust off and keep playing, maybe after shedding a tear out of surprise or humiliation. An older adult is more susceptible to muscle sprains, back spasms, and whiplash with the same fall. However, kids also get high fevers, painful earaches, stomach aches, and viruses that they pick up from...Read More - Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Aug 7, 2021
New Jersey Meconium Aspiration Birth Injury Attorney So much goes on at birth that the laboring mother knows or cares little about while in the throes of working hard to deliver her baby. While she braves contractions, the fetus also experiences the trauma of contractions, compression in the birth canal, and their entire world fundamentally changing. Before delivery, the world of the developing fetus is warm, protected, and convenient. Nutrients are delivered into their body...Read More - Medical Malpractice for Children born with Cleft Palate/Cleft Lip
Jul 23, 2021
Missed and Delayed Diagnosis, Surgical Repair Mistakes, and Other Types of Negligence with Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate According to the Centers for Disease Control’s data, one in 1,700 newborns in the United States is born with a cleft palate, a birth defect of the mouth. The deformation occurs early in a fetus’s development when the roof of the mouth does not fully form, leaving an opening or cleft that divides the roof in two. The cleft...Read More - Geriatric Pregnancy: Can You Sue if Doctors Mishandle Pregnancy after 35?
Jul 9, 2021
New Jersey Attorneys Providing Legal Counsel for Mothers Injured by Negligence with Older Age Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy over the age of 35 is a medical red flag. Doctors regard a “geriatric pregnancy” when a pregnant woman is over 35 and has a higher risk for pregnancy problems. Even though more women than ever have babies over 35, the medical establishment is slow to recharacterize advanced age pregnancy as anything other than high risk. Unfortunately,...Read More - Student Athlete Injuries and Liability when Children are Injured during Youth Sports
Jun 26, 2021
Who can be Liable when a Child is Injured Playing Sports in NJ? Many parents want their children to play sports to keep them healthy, help them form positive relationships, and learn about winning and losing to form their character. Studies show that student-athletes are more likely than others to maintain a healthy and physical lifestyle beyond elementary and secondary school. And untold benefits are associated with team sports, such as social interaction, cognitive development,...Read More - Revealing Stories about Postpartum Failures
Jun 11, 2021
The postpartum period is a precarious one, with limited medical attention and a largely unaddressed risk for complications. Of all maternal deaths, close to half occur within the first two months after childbirth. A Wall Street Journal journalist and first-time mother gave birth to a healthy baby, an outcome that every mother hopes for. Then, all went downhill when she lost her appetite and ran a low-grade fever. Two weeks after giving birth, she was...Read More - Researchers Discover Connection between Genetics and Cerebral Palsy
May 28, 2021
The possible causes of cerebral palsy have long been a subject for debate. A new study sheds light on its genetic connection. Cerebral palsy, typically associated with birth trauma from asphyxia (oxygen loss), brain injury, or complications from prematurity, has been in scientific news recently. Using human genome sequencing, scientists have traced numerous cerebral palsy cases to particular genetic mutations. A large National Institutes of Health-sponsored study of 250 international cerebral palsy participants, found that gene...Read More - Abnormal Head Shape in Newborns
May 7, 2021
Where does a Baby’s Misshapen Head Come From? Newborns are so soft and pliable, as their bones have not hardened from flexible cartilage to firm bones yet. Even a newborn’s head is pliable, as the fontanels, or soft spots which close the plates that form the skull, are not yet cemented into place. Of course, their bodies must be able to squeeze through the birth canal, so the perfect design for such a journey is...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 - Investigators Review COVID-19’s Impact on Birthing Mothers and their Babies
Apr 9, 2021
Regular prenatal doctor visits for checkups on the health of mother and fetus are essential during pregnancy. With regular monitoring, doctors can address problems as they arise. For example, tests for gestational diabetes are routine in the second trimester, so that the condition can be treated and the health of the mother and baby safeguarded. If left untreated, birth complications may occur when a baby grows too large to safely deliver without harm to either...Read More