Yes, a baby can recover from brain damage, but the extent of recovery depends on several factors. The prognosis is generally more favorable for mild cases of brain damage, while severe cases may result in numerous complications and the need for extensive care and...
Birth Injuries
Common types of birth injuries to mothers
Every parent hopes for a healthy baby and a smooth, uncomplicated birth experience. However, various complications during pregnancy and labor sometimes lead to birth injuries. Some of these injuries are the result of unexpected medical conditions. Others happen due...
How is cerebral palsy diagnosed?
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders affecting movement, posture, and coordination. Diagnosing cerebral palsy can be a complex process that requires careful observation and various tests. Since symptoms may not appear immediately after birth, early detection is...
Medical negligence throughout pregnancy can cause birth injuries
Birth injuries are very serious incidents that can affect your child for the rest of their life. The possibility of them occurring due to medical negligence during pregnancy can be frightening. Unfortunately, negligence from medical professionals might impact your...
Childbirth injuries often are preventable
At every step of your family’s pregnancy, you took precautions. A nourishing and healthy diet, vitamin supplements, plenty of rest, just the right amount of exercise along with regular medical appointments with your physician. You wanted to make sure things were just...
Taking action after a birth injury in Arizona
Giving birth is a scary, exhilarating and rewarding experience. It could arguably consist of a mixture of all possible emotions, from pain and fear to love and joy. But for some mothers, giving birth has consequences to their bodies or to their baby that could affect...
A surgical “never event” underscores need for victim assistance
In doing so, they frequently argue that malpractice claims are frivolous and unduly pricey.In fact, such claims are often and simply only about justice, as is clearly underscored by a recent story involving a blatant birth injury-related error committed by a doctor at...
High-risk deliveries sometimes result in birth injuries
No two child deliveries are the same. Some deliveries have circumstances that could make the delivery more difficult or complicated than usual. There are many different things that could cause a delivery to be a high-risk delivery. On our high-risk delivery page, we...
What is hypoxia, and what causes it?
"[I]njury is swift but preventable." That reality relating to a birth injury called hypoxia underscores the critical need for obstetricians and all members of a delivery team to act with competence and dispatch to properly identify hypoxia symptoms and timely attend...
Birth injuries may be caused by accepted monitoring procedure
Arizona expectant parents may want to forgo a prevalent procedure known as continuous electronic fetal monitoring. Continuous EFM involves observing babies in the womb using externally placed ultrasound transducers and internal devices, such as heart rate monitors,...