Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine are examining the reasons behind the increasing frequency with which pregnant woman are undergoing c-section deliveries. About half of the increase was attributed to pregnancies in which the woman had a prior c-section delivery a situation that may call for subsequent births to
According to a recently filed medical malpractice lawsuit, a pregnant woman very nearly lost her life because the doctors overseeing her care waited 16 hours to perform an essential procedure. What began as a normal day at work for the woman turned serious when she began feeling ill at work.
Yesterday a jury delivered a $3 million dollar verdict in a birth injury case after it determined that the midwife had not met her standard of care when overseeing the birth. After the nine day trials the jury deliberated for about four hours and returned with a split verdict. The
For most families that are expecting a new baby there is a great deal of joy and anticipation. That time of nesting and attending a baby shower can quickly lose its joyous tone when there is an unexpected premature birth. Suddenly thoughts about what color to paint the nursery are
As you may know, infant that are born premature are at an increased risk for a number of heart and lung disorders including bronchopulmonary dysplasia. This disorder can be fatal and is generally treated with oxygen for many months. It can result in chronic lung damage. But researchers at the
Last week we talked about some issues parents of premature infants can face when others assume that once the baby is out of the neonatal intensive care unit. But as you may know the follow up care required for a premature infant is often much more extensive than for many
A woman whose infant son died after a premature birth filed a lawsuit against the hospital after it took pictures of the newborn after it had died. The infant lived only 26 days and during that time she took a limited number of pictures of the infant and asked that
In 2009 a hospital in Wadsworth Ohio joined the growing ranks of rural hospitals that no longer offer maternity services. According to local news reports the hospital cited an aging population in the area they serve and a decreasing number of births as reasons for no longer offering these services
A new report indicates that there still more than two million stillbirth each year worldwide. The numbers are not precise due to the difficulty of collecting accurate data in many parts of the developing world where the majority of stillbirths still occur. But even looking only at the rates of
A new study published in the Journal of Perinatology shows that women who have planned c-section are generally satisfied with their birthing experience. This is particularly interesting as previous studies had shown that c-sections had lead to higher rates of post-partum depression and that mother who had delivered vaginally had