Birth Injuries

Cerebral palsy is a disorder that affects a child's movement, posture or muscle tone due to abnormal brain development from illness or injury. Sometimes, an otherwise healthy child may end up with cerebral palsy because of negligence by healthcare providers. This can...

When a child is being born, there is a risk that injuries could occur. Labor and delivery does not always go smoothly, but medical teams are usually there to help guide the process. If they make a mistake, though, it’s possible that a child could be hurt. For example,...

An infant mortality rate simply calculates how many infants pass away every year. This can happen just because the birthing process is difficult and relatively dangerous. It can also happen when medical professionals make a mistake. Regardless of the reason, it's...

When a mother is giving birth, she and her family hope that their child will be healthy when they’re born. The mother may have taken very good care of her health and gone to every required medical appointment, but there are still times when birth injuries can occur....

The birth of a baby brings immense joy to the parents. If you are expectant, you want your child to be born healthy. But what happens when your little bundle of joy suffers a birth injury? Birth injury, as the name suggests, occurs when complications occur during the...

Throughout much of pregnancy, the condition of both a mother and her unborn child are only subject to monthly medical exams. However, once a woman begins active labor, it is standard practice to have medical professionals monitor both mother and child until after a...

Women in Louisiana and beyond rely heavily upon their medical teams to have safe and healthy pregnancies, labors and deliveries. The average obstetrician knows how to recognize certain symptoms that would place a mother or her infant in a high-risk category for...

There are times when medical techniques, such as using forceps to assist a delivery, are necessary. There are also times when those same techniques are not advised and may become dangerous to a baby or mother. If you haven’t heard of forceps, these are medical...

Many parents in Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities naturally look forward to welcoming new babies into their families. If they have no reason to worry about congenital conditions, they would likely not even consider the probability of injuries caused during the...

Pregnancy is a time of uncertainty. Until you have testing done, you won't know the sex of your baby or even whether you might have twins. There is also an infinite number of risks that could affect your house or the health of your unborn child. Many of those risks...