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Why Your Baby’s Heart Variability Matters Especially With A Hypoxic Brain Injury
When you’re expecting a baby, your healthcare team closely monitors your baby’s heart rate as a critical part of ensuring their well-being. One important aspect of this monitoring is heart rate variability, which refers to the fluctuations in the time interval...
The Role Ultrasound And MRI Plays In Your Baby’s HIE Brain Injury At Birth
My discussion today will center around the role ultrasound and MRI plays in your baby’s HIE brain injury at birth. MRI and ultrasound are important tools that doctors, and medical professionals use to have a better understanding of a traumatic brain injury....
Your Placenta And Baby’s HIE Brain Injury
Today’s post will cover your placenta and baby’s HIE brain injury, in the context of how placenta’s can be used as defenses when families allege that medical malpractice was the cause of the brain injury. This is an important topic for families who are looking...
Prolonged Labor, A Uterine Rupture, And A Baby’s HIE Brain Injury
Today’s discussion, we will focus on a prolonged labor, a uterine rupture, and a baby’s HIE brain injury. At the conclusion of this post, you should have a better understanding of all three of these concepts. In addition, we are having this discussion in the...
How Hospitals Defend Baby HIE Injuries
How hospitals defend baby HIE injuries is an issue that eventually comes up as parents learn more and more about the birth injury process. For my talk today I will cover 3 of the big areas in which defenses are usually mounted. Please remember that these are...
Baby Loses Oxygen During Labor And Delivery Now CP Diagnosis
Baby loses oxygen during labor and delivery and now a CP diagnosis? Bringing a new life into the world is a profound experience, full of joy and hope. However, when your baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) at birth, it can be...
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How HIE Leads To Cerebral Palsy
When a baby suffers from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), one of the potential long-term outcomes is cerebral palsy (CP). While not every baby with HIE will develop CP, the connection between the two is significant. CP occurs when brain damage impacts...
How Meconium Aspiration Can Steal Your Baby’s First Breath
Meconium aspiration happens when a baby inhales a mixture of meconium and amniotic fluid during labor or delivery. Meconium is the baby’s first stool, and while it’s common for some to pass it before birth, it can pose serious risks if the baby inhales it. When...
How Labor Decisions Impact Your Baby’s HIE Diagnosis
When labor and delivery don’t go as planned, every decision made by the medical team can have a lasting effect on your baby’s health. For mothers whose babies have been diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), understanding the choices made during...
She Said Her Baby Was Suffocating During Labor
When a mother shared her story about her baby’s birth, it was heart-wrenching. Her baby was born deep blue, silent, and lifeless. She described how the medical team rushed to force oxygen into her baby, later learning that her baby had suffered a brain injury...
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