Some babies experience troubled births, requiring doctors to step in and perform emergency medical procedures to protect the child and mother. Negligent doctors may injure newborns, and parents deserve to know how to tell the difference between healthy birth and a...
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Birth Injuries
What is a uterine rupture?
Complications during childbirth can affect the health of both mother and child. Uterine rupture is one possible complication that requires timely medical treatment to prevent more serious effects from occurring. When symptoms of a ruptured uterus arise, medical staff...
How do doctors protect unborn babies from contraction stress?
While you probably cannot wait to welcome a new baby into your family, you are likely not looking forward to labor. After all, even though modern medicine gives doctors a variety of ways to minimize the discomfort of childbirth, labor is hardly ever painless. During...
Can a doctor cause a newborn to have diaphragm paralysis?
As an expectant mother, you undoubtedly looked forward to hearing your new baby cry for the first time. After all, a baby's cry soon after birth is a tell-tale sign of good health. If your new son or daughter cannot breathe properly, though, letting out a hearty cry...
How can medical errors lead to cerebral palsy in children?
Sadly, babies suffer birth injuries often in Texas and throughout the United States. Sometimes, those injuries occur as a result of a medical mistake made by a doctor or other healthcare professional. Some babies can suffer from cerebral palsy, which is a lifelong...
How do birth injuries happen?
Sadly, despite all of the advances that modern medicine has made, birth injuries are all too common in this country, with tens of thousands occurring every year. How they happen - and what can be done in the aftermath - depends on the specifics of the circumstances....
What are common umbilical cord issues during birth?
If you're an expectant parent in Texas, it's understandable to feel a little nervous about the birthing process. In most cases, giving birth proceeds relatively smoothly. With that said, as you give birth, your newborn may end up getting the umbilical cord wrapped...
What is a brachial plexus birth injury?
One type of birth injury occurs when a baby's brachial plexus becomes stretched, torn or compressed during birth. The brachial plexus is a bundle of nerves located near the neck and shoulders. Because these nerves control function in the arms, shoulders, chest and...
What mothers need to know about birth injuries
While the majority of birth injuries in Texas are minor, some injuries can change the parent's life forever. In the blink of an eye, their healthy child is suddenly permanently disabled. They might be suffering from brain damage, paralysis, nerve damage, seizures or...
Birth injuries and how to prevent them
Medical malpractice lawsuits can be filed in Texas and around the country when mistakes made by doctors or hospitals resulted in birth injuries. These are injuries babies suffer while being born that impair their bodies or bodily functions. Birth injuries are usually...
