Childbirth has many potential complications, especially in the case of medical negligence. One common birth injury that could leave lasting effects on a child’s life is facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is also often referred to as facial nerve palsy, as it is a type of nerve paralysis. This has long term functional and aesthetic complications […]
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When delivering a baby, complications can happen. Unfortunately, some of these complications might lead to a medical condition called cerebral palsy, or CP. It is suspected that the majority of cerebral palsy cases are the result of some sort of brain injury sustained during the process of childbirth. What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy is
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Despite modern medicine, childbirth injuries are not uncommon. Unfortunately, some of the applications of modern medicine can directly correlate to the incidence of a birth injury. Such is common with a condition like caput succedaneum. What is Caput Succedaneum? Caput succedaneum is a type of injury called an edema. Edema is essentially swelling caused by
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Childbirth is often regarded as one of the most precious and rewarding experiences that someone can go through. However, despite modern medicine, not all births run as smoothly as expected. This means that birth injuries are not uncommon experiences for newborn babies. Though some injuries can be caused by the physical delivery process itself, many
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During the delivery of your newborn, injuries can sometimes occur. One of the most common forms of childbirth injury are bone fractures. A bone fracture is a type of full or partial break of a bone in the body. In newborns, the most common bones broken are the long bones which are longer than they
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There’s nothing more stressful than hearing that the baby that you just gave birth to has sustained an injury during childbirth. Unfortunately, accidents happen that can lead to birth complications. One of the injuries that a newborn can suffer from during delivery is a hemorrhage. What’s a Hemorrhage? A hemorrhage is a type of condition
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