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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...
Was Your Baby’s Oxygen Cut Off During Pregnancy Or Labor And Delivery?
The question of was your baby's oxygen cut off during pregnancy or labor and delivery is an important one from a medical-legal perspective. This was a follow up question posed to me following a talk in which I stressed the need to request fetal heart strip...
The Most Common Error We See By Nurses During Labor & Delivery
The most common error we see by nurses during labor and delivery that can lead to a baby suffering a Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) brain injury at birth is the failure to adequately monitor and respond to a baby in distress. For our talk today a baby in...
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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...
Link Between Umbilical Cord Blood And Your Baby’s HIE Injury
When a baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), many parents are left with questions about how it happened and whether it could have been prevented. One important piece of this puzzle is umbilical cord blood gas analysis. This test provides...
How Hospitals Can Be Held Responsible for Some Baby HIE Injuries
When a baby is diagnosed with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), parents often wonder if the injury could have been prevented. In some cases, medical mistakes made during labor and delivery are to blame. Under certain circumstances, hospitals can be held...
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