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- Managing the Advantages and Disadvantages of SSRIs and Birth Defects
Nov 3, 2023
Explore the Competing Interests of Treatment with Antidepressant Medications During Pregnancy and the Potential for Birth Defects During the nine months of pregnancy, you might think a woman would be thrilled imagining and preparing for life with her soon-to-be new family. The truth is, however, that many pregnant women struggle with depression during pregnancy. Roughly 14 to 23 percent of pregnant women fight depression, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Left untreated, depression...Read More - Securing Compensation for Your Child’s Hepatitis B at Birth
Oct 13, 2023
A mother with the virus may not know she has it until tested for it because she may not have symptoms. However, she can pass the virus to her baby as a carrier and develop liver damage, failure, and cancer over time. The virus is transmissible through blood and other bodily liquids. Moreover, pregnant women with the condition may be more likely to miscarry, deliver prematurely, develop high blood pressure, and experience placental abruption and...Read More - When Fragile X Syndrome Malpractice Happens to Your Child
Sep 22, 2023
Failure to Diagnose Fragile X Syndrome and Misdiagnosis Represent Two Serious Forms of Medical Malpractice, and Those who Suffer this Fate May be Entitled to Compensation. In today’s technologically advanced society, doctors have various options to prevent and diagnose illness. In obstetrics, these technologies help anticipate and diagnose inherited diseases. Genetic testing and thorough medical histories are two ways to determine the chances that a child will inherit a debilitating illness, such as Fragile X...Read More - Hearing Loss and Birth Injuries: The Connection
Sep 8, 2023
Fundamentals of Hearing Loss in Infants According to the World Health Organization (WHO), normal hearing range begins at 20 decibels for both ears. Anyone with hearing below that threshold has mild, moderate, severe, or profound hearing loss and is hard of hearing, depending on how far below the 20 decibels. The non-working part may be in one or both ears and causes an inability to hear normal talking or loud noises. Damage may be to...Read More - Understanding What Happens in a Baby’s First Hours
Aug 18, 2023
A Look at What to Anticipate and What Can Go Wrong During the First 24 Hours with a Newborn After laboring and finally delivering your child, you would be surprised how much there is yet to do. The hospital staff or midwife wants to ensure that your baby is breathing well and thriving, so they will assess your baby’s overall health. What happens in the first few minutes of a baby’s life depends on the...Read More - Thalassemia Malpractice Claims
Aug 5, 2023
Thalassemia Malpractice Attorneys Advocating for Victims of Undiagnosed and Misdiagnosed Thalassemia and Other Genetic Blood Disorders in New Jersey Certain blood disorders passed down from parents to their children can leave someone chronically tired and, in severe cases, very sick, needing frequent blood transfusions. Some babies born with deficient blood cells may even tragically die. Thalassemia is a genetic blood condition that strikes young children and adults later in life. Those with the disorder cannot produce...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 - Rh Incompatibility and Associated Injuries during Pregnancy and Following Birth
Jun 30, 2023
Rh incompatibility refers to a serious situation in which a pregnant woman and her fetus have different Rhesus (Rh) factors. An Rh factor indicates whether you have a specific protein on the surface of your red blood cells. When you have the protein, you are Rh-positive. Without the protein, you are Rh-negative. Whether you have the protein or not is not a question of health, but of heredity. Rh factor incompatibility occurs when a fetus...Read More - Does My Child Have a Kernicterus Claim?
Jun 16, 2023
Infants May Suffer Extreme Complications, Permanent Neurological Impairments, and Possibly Death when Kernicterus Occurs. Annually, 60% and 80% of newborns develop jaundice, characterized by yellowish skin and eyes. Full-term babies fall on the lower end of the range, and premature babies on the higher. Typically, mild jaundice is not problematic and resolves on its own. However, a more dangerous jaundice can threaten a baby’s life. Kernicterus or brain damage develops in newborns from excessive bilirubin in...Read More - Anencephaly Lawsuits
May 21, 2023
Understanding Anencephaly Lawsuits and Your Rights when Your Baby is Born with a Neural Tube Defect in New Jersey In the miraculous development of the embryo in the germinal stage of pregnancy, so much happens as the group of cells called the blastocyst begins to form an embryo with shape and organs, such as the neural tube, the brain and spinal cord source. An embryo’s organs and systems are in place by two months, sometimes imperfectly. For...Read More