Reclaim Your Power After A Personal Injury
Despite advances in modern medicine, there is no guarantee that your baby will be able to avoid birth trauma. Common types of birth trauma include damage to nerves in a baby's face, arms and legs. Newborns who are delivered in New York hospitals may also experience a...
In a medical context, informed consent refers to the process of receiving information from a doctor about your current prognosis, medical situation and treatment options. A doctor must also give you a clear run-down of the potential rewards and possible risks...
Patients in intensive care and other hospital units have a risk of contracting hospital-acquired infections, such as central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as many as 400,000 CLABSIs...
Your health care provider may opt to give you a forceps delivery if you are having a hard time with labor. Some scenarios where a doctor might recommend forceps include if the labor is failing to progress, there is a change in the baby’s heartbeat or you have certain...
Sometimes childbirth does not go as expected. Despite your efforts at pushing, the baby may not progress through the birth canal. When this occurs, the doctor may need to intervene. According to the Mayo Clinic, vacuum-assisted delivery is a way to help guide the baby...
This blog recently discussed the serious consequences of misdiagnosis. It is helpful for victims of medical malpractice to be familiar with the different ways misdiagnosis can harm them and the different ways the legal process can help protect them. Different types of...
Tonsil cancer is one of several serious cancers that can affect a person’s throat and mouth. The National Institute of Health reports that incidences of tonsil cancer are on the rise. One explanation for this increase is an association between a diagnosis of tonsil...
You have control over what happens to your body. That's important to remember in the medical context because doctors shouldn't be providing you with treatment without obtaining informed consent. Informed consent is given when you agree to a course of treatment, but...
Expectant mothers and fathers want more than anything a healthy, happy baby – a baby they can hold, kiss, nurture and love. Fortunately, the hopes of the vast majority of parents are fulfilled. Unfortunately, the hopes and dreams of some parents turn into nightmares...
You are worried about your new baby. As beautiful as he is, something does not seem right. He seems slower to respond to things than your daughter was. The terrible thought crosses your mind that he may have suffered a birth injury, which damaged his brain. A constant...
