Most births in Iowa move forward without crisis, yet preventable medical errors that change your child’s future still occur. When oxygen levels drop or delivery complications arise, delayed action may lead to permanent injury. While processing what happened, you may...
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Birth Injuries
What steps can parents take after suspecting a birth injury?
When a birth injury is suspected parents immediately want answers and a plan. These injuries range from immediately noticeable issues during delivery to subtle developmental problems surfacing later. Early signs that suggest a birth injury may include: Difficulty...
3 common types of birth injuries that can occur during delivery
Childbirth brings joy, but it also carries risks such as complications that may cause birth injuries. As an expectant parent, you may face situations where delivery causes injuries. Some babies recover quickly, while others require added care. By learning the common...
Hypoxic vs. anoxic brain injuries in infants
Brain injuries caused by oxygen deprivation represent some of the most serious birth complications families might face. Your newborn's developing brain requires constant oxygen to grow and function properly. When this oxygen supply gets interrupted during pregnancy,...
What is Erb’s palsy?
There are many concerning birth injuries that can affect a child's life. Many people are familiar with cerebral palsy, which may begin during birth or in utero. Fewer people are familiar with Erb's palsy. Also known as Erb-Duchenne paralysis and brachial plexus palsy,...
The connection between birth injuries and developmental delays
Most families return home from a hospital birth with a healthy newborn. However, occasionally things go wrong. Some children enter the world with congenital abnormalities. Others suffer significant medical setbacks because they have birth injuries. Birth injuries are...
Avoidable mistakes that can result in birth injuries
Medical personnel present in a delivery room are supposed to provide assistance to better ensure a safe and smooth delivery process. However, not all personnel are as keen as they need to be, and sometimes avoidable medical errors lead to birth injuries. Birth...
Early signs of brain damage in infants
Parents planning for the birth of a child often eagerly await their arrival. They may have very few specific hopes other than a healthy birth. Unfortunately, for a small percentage of families, an infant comes into the world already struggling with medical challenges....
What is shoulder dystocia?
Pregnant women usually expect that everything will go according to plan, or at least somewhat close to plan, when they go through labor and delivery. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Issues during labor and delivery don’t happen all the time, but when they...
What are the leading causes of brain injury at birth?
Not many life experiences are as joyous as having a child. From attending prenatal clinics to planning the baby shower, choosing a name for your baby, shopping for newborn stuff and setting up a nursery, parents leave nothing to chance to ensure that their child’s...

