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A C-section is a standard surgical procedure involving opening up a woman’s abdomen and uterus to deliver the child. A physician may schedule this surgery if they believe a normal delivery may be too risky for you. However, they may also order an emergency C-section...
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,...
Medical malpractice cases often involve failures when using advanced imaging technology such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography scans. These technologies are important in the early detection and treatment of cancer. However, when...
Navigating a medical malpractice claim can be overwhelming. You’re supposed to be able to trust your medical professionals with your well-being. When that trust is broken due to negligence, the repercussions for your future can be immense – and a medical malpractice...
Last year, the death of 32-year-old track-and-field star Tori Bowie after she went into labor prematurely highlighted the serious condition of eclampsia as well as pre-eclampsia in pregnant women in the spotlight. Bowie’s death was found to have been caused in part by...
Modern medicine has made giving birth much safer for mothers and their children than it has been in decades past. Nonetheless, birth injuries and fatalities do still happen. It can be impossible to predict some birth injuries, but at the same time, many are...
Being involved in a serious motor vehicle crash in Oregon can lead to severe injuries. However, these injuries are not always noticeable immediately. Even if emergency medical providers check you over and clear you after the accident, you should still follow up with...
Most pregnant women think they will be able to go through labor and delivery without any serious complications. While that’s what usually happens, there are times when life-threatening issues occur. One potentially fatal problem that can occur when a woman is pregnant...
It’s very clear that a misdiagnosis is a serious medical error that could even have fatal results. For instance, maybe the doctor misread certain charts or scans and told you that your results were fine when they actually indicated that you have an aggressive type of...
Surgery is a major trauma to your body, even if the procedure itself is minor. Any time a doctor must cut your body open, your body will need time to heal and recover. Depending on the nature of your injuries, your recovery can be lengthy and painful, and it is...