Pregnancy and labor are dangerous times for both mothers and babies. America has one of the highest mortality rates for mothers giving birth. To further complicate matters, your baby may enter the world with birth defects or birth injuries. The primary difference...
Women and their birth partners can help prevent medical mistakes
Preparing for childbirth is a stressful but exciting experience. Whether you are getting ready to welcome your firstborn or your fifth child, it is common for people to feel nervous and scared, especially in their last trimester as they get closer to labor. You have...
The risks associated with fetal macrosomia
There are a number of complications that can arise both during pregnancy and the delivery of a baby. Most people in Pittsburgh would not likely list a baby being too large to be one of them. Most might see a baby growing to a large size while in utero as a sign of...
How do you distinguish a birth defect from a birth injury?
As a mother-to-be, your main concerns likely revolve around your developing baby’s health and welfare. You do everything within your power to ensure that (s)he sustains no injury inside your womb or suffers any kind of distress. Unfortunately, however, you cannot...
Victims shouldn’t be liable for birth injury damages
A woman who's in labor is counting on her medical team to keep her and her baby safe. While most women will have attentive and alert caregivers, some will have to do deal with a negligent doctor, nurse or midwife. In those cases she or her baby can suffer considerable...
Birth Injuries
During labor and delivery, and even in the immediate period after delivery, a baby can receive life threatening or life changing injuries. There can be infections or metabolic, chemical or blood related disorders that go undiagnosed. There can be paralysis from a...
Clavicle fractures in newborns: causes and treatments
During the delivery process, infants may suffer an injury to their clavicle, or collarbone. Clavicle fractures are among the most common birth injuries, so parents in Pennsylvania will want to know how it occurs and how it can be treated.There are various factors that...
Understanding hypoxia birth injuries
Hypoxia is a type of birth injury that commonly occurs in Pennsylvania and around the country. It can happen at any point during labor and delivery, and it must be quickly treated in order to prevent permanent damage. When a baby suffers hypoxia during childbirth, it...
Shoulder dystocia birth complications and risk factors
Although the majority of births go well for mothers and infants in Pennsylvania, birth injury remains a possibility at any delivery. One form of birth injury called shoulder dystocia could cause a variety of problems for a mother or infant. Shoulder dystocia occurs...
