Blog Posts in Birth Injury

What is Jaundice? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , jaundice is a condition characterized by a yellow color seen in a newborn’s skin or eyes and is caused by a ...

Long-Term Birth Injuries and Their Implications Finding out that your child suffered an injury during the birthing process is a devastating moment for any parent, and unfortunately, it happens too ...

Defined simply as a physical impairment an infant may sustain during labor and delivery, birth injuries are commonly associated with forms of medical malpractice or negligence. Since many common birth ...

The rate of C-section births has doubled over the past 20 years and increased by 500% since the 1970s. While the procedure was used in just 6% of births 30 years ago, it is now used in 21% of American ...

Forceps are supposed to allow anyone to deliver a baby, regardless of skill. While that may have been the case at one time, forceps have become a rarity in modern medicine. That begs the question, are ...

It was a long few days, but you’re finally home with your new baby. You’re ecstatic to meet this new person and watch them grow. As days turn to weeks, you start to suspect something’s wrong. Your ...