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All You Need to Know About VBAC Birth Injuries
June 22, 2021
A VBAC, or vaginal birth after C-section, can be a risky affair. A Cesarean delivery involves significant physical and emotional trauma that leave very real, impactful scars. The scar tissue that heals over the surgical openings in a mother’s uterus...
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Medical Tests Used to Diagnose Birth Injuries
May 29, 2021
When a child is injured during birth, parents have a lot of questions that deserve to be answered. One of the first steps toward determining how to proceed with a birth injury lawsuit is getting the birth injury appropriately diagnosed....
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Common Causes Of Fetal Asphyxia
April 17, 2021
Fetal asphyxia is a broad term that includes any asphyxia during, before, or after the birth process that is sufficient enough to cause neurological damage in newborns. In layman’s terms, it occurs when a newborn’s body does not receive enough...
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Long-Term Medical Care for the Birth Injured Child
March 4, 2021
Injuries occurring when a baby is born are traumatic and often have long-term consequences. According to the CDC, just over 3.7 million babies were born in 2019 in the United States. Annually, it’s estimated that up to 37 babies in...
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Everything You Need to Know About Erb’s Palsy
January 25, 2021
Erb’s palsy is a birth injury that causes damage to the nerves in the newborn child’s arm, causing arm weakness, numbness, and/or limited mobility. Also known as brachial plexus birth palsy (after the nerves that are affected), this injury occurs...
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