Like most women, you rely on your doctor to provide accurate information and diagnosis during pregnancy. However, if your doctor fails to diagnose preeclampsia, you may be at risk for serious health complications. Preeclampsia can cause severe injuries to both mother...
Birth Injury
3 birth interventions that can injure mother, child or both
Labor and delivery can be dangerous for both mother and child. While it is a natural process, there are hundreds of things that can go wrong and lead to injury or even death. Medical professionals monitor the labor process and intervene when they notice signs of...
Why doctors often miss the signs of amniotic fluid embolisms
Pregnancy is a complex physiological process. A woman's body must grow an entirely new life form. That means diverting nutrition to the developing baby and making room for its ever-increasing size. Most of the time, the natural processes of pregnancy and labor occur...
Erb’s palsy: What parents need to know
Most parents believe that the birth of their new baby will happen without any issues. Unfortunately, some parents don’t get to experience that. One or two babies out of every 1,000 born suffer from a condition known as Erb’s palsy, which is also known as brachial...
Determining responsibility for a birth injury
Having a baby can be among the most exciting, stressful and important events in a parent’s life. Learning that one’s newborn baby has suffered a birth injury can add significant worry and anxiety to an already challenging situation. Birth injuries occur from...
Complications associated with cesarean sections
Cesarean sections have become increasingly common over the years. As an expectant mother, you stand what AmericanPregnancy.org notes is a more than one in four chance of delivering your baby through this method. Sometimes, C-sections are completely unplanned and...
FAQs about medical malpractice claims and birth injury
For many families, the birth of a child is an exciting and happy time. Ideally, the labor and delivery process goes smoothly, and a happy, healthy infant joins the family. But sometimes the story does not have a happy ending. In some cases, the negligent or reckless...