Birth Injury

Taking care of a newborn baby is exhausting work. Sitting down to eat a meal may seem like an impossible luxury. It is common for new parents to feel exhausted and frustrated. For those with the unique burdens that come from caring for a child with special needs...

Giving birth is a major challenge. But it’s worth it when you get to greet your newborn baby at the end. However, your excitement and relief might change overtime if your baby begins to display signs of cerebral palsy after birth. What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral...

If your newborn received cooling therapy, it is likely because he or she was diagnosed with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). This birth injury is a type of brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen and shortage of blood flow to the brain. Cooling therapy, also...

The birth of your child should be a joyful occasion, and the days following the birth should be filled with worry-free bonding as you welcome your little one into this world. However, the birth process doesn’t always go according to plan. Sometimes the mother and...

Parents hope their children have few issues when they’re being born, however, that’s not always the case. One of the most common and long-term delivery injuries an infant can get is cerebral palsy. The condition is classified as a group of disorders that can impact...

Sixty percent of babies are born with jaundice. An excess of the chemical bilirubin in the liver causes jaundice and can take less than a week for a baby to excrete it. This condition is recognizable by the yellowing of the baby’s skin, gums and whites of the eyes. An...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) maintains that the safest place to deliver a baby is in a hospital, but planned home births are on the rise. In the U.S. 1 out of every 62 births in 2017 occurred outside of the hospital. But how safe is...

In Iowa and across the U.S., the number of birth injuries is steadily declining year after year, and infant mortality rates are going down as well. At the same time, the number of birth injury lawsuits is growing, and the settlements that result are reaching...

A recent study found that some pregnant women with the flu give birth to babies suffering from a variety of problems. The new study, published in the journal Birth Defects Research, found that pregnant women admitted to an intensive care unit suffering from 2009 H1N1...

Expectant mothers in Iowa should be aware of the various birth injuries that might be incurred, such as shoulder dystocia. This occurs during a vaginal delivery when the baby's shoulders become stuck in the mother's body (dystocia means difficult or slow labor or...