Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders affecting movement and muscle tone. Damage to the developing brain, sometimes during birth, is a common cause. For families navigating the challenges of this condition, understanding treatment options can be a crucial step toward...
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Birth Injuries
Missed meconium diagnosis and its impact on newborns
Meconium, a newborn's first stool, can pose serious risks during childbirth. Parents must know the dangers of meconium aspiration and the importance of proper diagnosis. It is important to understand the consequences of a missed meconium diagnosis and how it can lead...
What are the common causes of fetal distress?
Welcoming a newborn should be a joyous occasion, but sometimes, things do not go as planned. During pregnancy or labor, the baby may show signs of fetal distress, which can make the process more difficult and stressful. Several factors can contribute to fetal...
Forceps used during birth may cause injury
Physicians often resort to using forceps when a mother cannot push the baby through the birth canal on her own during a vaginal delivery. Numerous factors might cause this, such as maternal tiredness, unsettling fetal health, a protracted second stage of delivery,...
What are some long-term effects of birth injuries?
Most Oregon parents eagerly await the birth of their child with hopeful feelings toward the future. While childbirth can be unpredictable, most babies are born without serious issues. But when a birth goes wrong and the baby or mother has an injury, the entire family...
Placental abruption can be a fatal labor complication
Placental abruption is a severe condition that occurs after 20 weeks gestation. The baby and mother are both in danger when this happens because the placenta separates from the uterus before birth. The separation can be partial or complete. Certain factors have been...
The trauma of a birth injury can impact the entire family
The birth of your child should be a time of celebration and joy, not confusion, grief and uncertainty. If your baby suffered any type of injury during the birth process, you and your family may wonder how this event will affect all of you and what life will be like...
What is shoulder dystocia?
Shoulder dystocia is a serious and sometimes unpredictable complication of the birthing process that may occur during labor and delivery. It happens when, after the delivery of a baby's head, one of the baby's shoulders becomes lodged behind the mother's pubic bone....
What types of injuries could babies suffer during birth?
The birth of a child should be a time of excitement and joy. It should be a time for your family to come together and get to know the little one, but what should be a peaceful time could change if your baby suffered injuries during his or her birth. Unfortunately,...
How can an infant sustain a brachial plexus injury during birth?
Bringing a new life into the world is a joyous occasion, but sometimes unforeseen challenges can arise during childbirth. One such challenge that parents may face is the possibility of their infant sustaining a brachial plexus injury. What is the brachial plexus?...