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I Was Told My Baby Had Fetal Distress During Labor. Should I Be Worried?
Fetal distress is a term generally used to describe hypoxia, or lack of oxygen getting to the baby. Before or during childbirth, any sign of fetal distress alerts the obstetrician, nurse midwife or...
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Newborn Hypothermia Or Cooling After A Lack Of Oxygen During Birth May Reduce...
In 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a head-cooling cap that can potentially prevent or reduce brain damage in infants who had a lack of oxygen during birth. The Philadelphia...
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Watching My Daughter In Prolonged Labor For 36 Hours With My Granddaughter...
As the old saying goes, a little knowledge is dangerous. Well let me tell you that even more knowledge had me almost pushing the nurse’s call bell to ask the anesthesiologist to come up and numb me...
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Are 3rd Degree Perineal Lacerations Or 4th Degree Vaginal Tears During...
Vaginal tears or perineal lacerations during birth can occur in the absence of any medical negligence. As a baby’s head is being delivered, a mother can experience a rip or tear in the tissue that is...
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A Breech Presentation, Transverse Lie Or Other Fetal Positions Can Lead To A...
The fetal presentation is the part of your baby that is down near your cervix at the time of labor and delivery. Cephalic presentation or head first is the normal presentation. However, for various...
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What To Expect At Your Prenatal Visits From Your Doctor, Nurse Practitioner...
When you are pregnant or expecting it can be a very joyous time but also a very nervous time. You may worry if you are eating correctly, if your baby growing alright and if all the little aches, pains...
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Did Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD) Or A Failure To Descend Or Progress...
Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) is when your baby’s head or body part is too large to fit through your pelvis or birth canal during labor. It has also been referred to as a “failure to progress” or...
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Jim Beasley Jr. Wins $12.6 Million Verdict In Breech Birth Umbilical Cord...
On November 2, 2012, after a two week trial, a Philadelphia jury awarded over $12 million to a severely brain-damaged child represented by Beasley Firm attorney Jim Beasley, Jr.. The malpractice award...
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Is Having A Natural Home Birth With A Nurse Midwife Safe Or Does It Cause...
I just read an article about a lawsuit that involved a hypoxic brain damaged baby due to a lack of oxygen during birth and it got me thinking. I am not going to comment on the verdict amount or who...
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Can A Stomach Virus, Stomach Flu Or Food Poisoning While Pregnant Hurt Your...
Most times, a stomach virus, stomach flu or food poisoning is not dangerous to your baby while you are pregnant. A pregnant mother who is vomiting or who has diarrhea while pregnant is treated with...
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