Birth Injuries

Sometimes, a doctor’s negligent action (or lack of action) clearly leads to a worse result than would have occurred otherwise. If a patient goes into surgery to have his right leg amputated, and the doctor amputates the left leg instead, that is cl… Read More

If you wanted to know about rocket ships, who would you consult: your next-door neighbor, or a NASA engineer? Unless your neighbor has some remarkable qualifications, you would probably pick the engineer. Why? Because presumably the right information… Read More

If you have ever had an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan to diagnose a health problem you have been experiencing, you have probably sighed in relief when the report came back showing no serious problems. You may not have gotten the answers you were looking for… Read More

Giving birth is one of the most meaningful and intensely personal experiences a woman can have, culminating in the great joy of holding her newborn child and taking the baby home. Because this is such an important moment, and because most women only… Read More

Newborn babies who have suffered oxygen deprivation and limited blood flow may experience a type of brain damage called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). This birth injury is sometimes also called fetal hypoxia, neonatal encephalopathy, birth as… Read More

A lot of things can change between the start of a pregnancy and the birth of a baby nine months later. But if you are well into your pregnancy now, you almost certainly didn’t expect one of those changes to be the emergence of a pandemic. If you’… Read More

Amniotic fluid serves a critical purpose when a fetus is developing in its mother’s uterus. This fluid cushions the growing baby against bumps and blows to the mother’s body. It promotes muscular and skeletal development. And, when swallowed by t… Read More

If you gave birth in a hospital, chances are that you when you were admitted to Labor and Delivery, you were attached to a variety of monitors. Those monitors allowed doctors and nurses to keep an eye on the progress of your labor, as well as your vi… Read More