Prenatal injuries are problems you or your fetus might have during pregnancy before your baby is born. The term combines the prefix "pre", for "before", with the word "natal", for "of or pertaining to birth". You do everything you can to have a healthy pregnancy....
Sharing the road with big trucks understandably causes many people a little bit of anxiety. But staying anxious and tense on the road will not do you any good. Instead, you can learn how to stay safe around these trucks and reduce your chances of getting into a crash....
You have probably heard about how drowsiness increases the chance of an automobile collision. But aside from the risk of falling asleep behind the wheel, just how does drowsiness affect your ability to drive? Even if you could stay awake, excessive fatigue can still...
When your child is born, one of the first things you'll do is hold them and get to see them for the first time. During that moment, the last thing you want to think about doing is searching for injuries, but the truth is that you should. Birth injuries related to...
With spring comes more foot traffic on Pennsylvania roads. This also increases the chances of an accident between drivers and pedestrians. These encounters often result in tragedy for the person not in a vehicle, but what can pedestrians do to decrease their chances...
Because they haul goods to all parts of the country, semitruck drivers play a vital role in modern society. Unfortunately, whether due to a medical emergency, improper truck maintenance, distracted driving, inclement weather or something else, a commercial driver may...
A difficult birth may result from any one of a number of conditions, some of which your doctor should find ahead of time. Whether or not your doctor has prepared for the issue, once your baby is in the birth canal, a new danger may surface. Erb's palsy, or brachial...
Trucking companies do all they can to protect their interests following a crash between a big rig and a passenger vehicle and they have teams of lawyers to help in this regard. Knowing that trucking company investigators will quickly arrive at the scene of a crash,...
In some cases, you may need assistance during vaginal birth in the form of a forceps delivery. In this type of delivery, doctors use forceps to help direct your baby's head out of the vaginal canal. This may happen in instances where pushing is not helping to progress...
Some birth injuries are minor while others may cause conditions that affect the baby for the rest of his or her life. Familiarizing yourself with some of the most common birth injuries can help you take action to prevent harm in the delivery room. These are three of...