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Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE): What Parents Should Know During the First Critical Hours

The first hours after a difficult birth can feel like a blur. Parents are suddenly surrounded by unfamiliar medical terms, specialists, and urgent decisions. If your medical team mentions Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) or therapeutic hypothermia, understanding what is happening during these first critical hours can help you ask informed questions and better understand your baby’s care. As a birth injury lawyer, I have

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ACOG’s New Maternal Vaccine Schedule: What Changed and What Didn’t

Recent headlines have suggested a major divide between ACOG and federal vaccine guidance. While there has been an important organizational shift, the reality is more nuanced. Earlier this year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released its first independent maternal immunization schedule. For pregnant patients, postpartum patients, healthcare providers, and even legal professionals evaluating standards of care, understanding

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Pitocin, Tachysystole, and Fetal Reserve in HIE Cases: What Fetal Heart Strips Can Reveal

When a child is diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) or another serious birth injury, families are often left without clear answers about what actually happened during labor. Medical records may use reassuring or vague language, or describe the outcome as an “unavoidable complication.” But those summaries don’t always tell the full story. To better understand what occurred, it is often

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Shoulder Dystocia and Vision

A parent recently asked me whether shoulder dystocia can affect a child’s vision. The good news is that most children who experience shoulder dystocia will never develop vision problems. However, in some severe birth injury cases, vision-related complications can occur. Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency that occurs when a baby’s head is delivered but one or both shoulders become

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The Legality of Mandated C-Sections: Informed Consent vs. Court Orders

In the quiet, high-stakes environment of a labor and delivery ward, most patients expect their medical decisions to remain their own. But in a small number of cases across the United States, laboring women have found themselves pulled into emergency courtroom proceedings while still in active labor, sometimes with judges appearing remotely by tablet to decide whether they can be

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The “Practice Drift” of Labor Induction: Why the ARRIVE Trial is Moving Beyond 39 Weeks

If you’ve been following birth trends, you’ve likely heard of the ARRIVE trial. While this landmark study provided evidence for elective inductions at 39 weeks, recent data suggests that medical practices are “drifting” into much earlier territory, specifically the 37- and 38-week mark, without the same level of evidentiary support as elective induction at 39 weeks. In this post, we’ll

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Brachial Plexus Injury: What you Need to Know

In approximately one to three out of a thousand births, a baby suffers a brachial plexus injury. These injuries can result in monetary loss and lifelong difficulties for both children and their caregivers. As a caregiver, it can be terrifying to think something has harmed your child. Know how to recognize the signs of brachial plexus injury. Know how it

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Cerebral Palsy Due To Birth Injury

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a permanent disability arising from abnormal development of the brain, or damage to the developing brain before, during, or following birth. The word cerebral refers to “of the brain,” and palsy means paralysis.  It is one of the most debilitating congenital disabilities, offering no cure and a significant impact on the lives of those affected. CP

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Shoulder Dystocia Injuries: Know Your Rights and Options

Shoulder Dystocia is a complication that can present itself in the delivery room. If shoulder dystocia occurs during delivery, there are a number of maneuvers that can and should be used in order to deliver the baby without injury. In the absence of a proper response by the obstetrician or nurse midwife to relieve the shoulder dystocia, it is well

Read More »

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE): What Parents Should Know During the First Critical Hours

The first hours after a difficult birth can feel like a blur. Parents are suddenly surrounded by unfamiliar medical terms, specialists, and urgent decisions. If your medical team mentions Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) or therapeutic hypothermia, understanding what is happening during these first critical hours can help you ask informed questions and better understand your baby’s care. As a birth injury lawyer, I have

Read More »

ACOG’s New Maternal Vaccine Schedule: What Changed and What Didn’t

Recent headlines have suggested a major divide between ACOG and federal vaccine guidance. While there has been an important organizational shift, the reality is more nuanced. Earlier this year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released its first independent maternal immunization schedule. For pregnant patients, postpartum patients, healthcare providers, and even legal professionals evaluating standards of care, understanding

Read More »

Pitocin, Tachysystole, and Fetal Reserve in HIE Cases: What Fetal Heart Strips Can Reveal

When a child is diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) or another serious birth injury, families are often left without clear answers about what actually happened during labor. Medical records may use reassuring or vague language, or describe the outcome as an “unavoidable complication.” But those summaries don’t always tell the full story. To better understand what occurred, it is often

Read More »

Shoulder Dystocia and Vision

A parent recently asked me whether shoulder dystocia can affect a child’s vision. The good news is that most children who experience shoulder dystocia will never develop vision problems. However, in some severe birth injury cases, vision-related complications can occur. Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency that occurs when a baby’s head is delivered but one or both shoulders become

Read More »

The Legality of Mandated C-Sections: Informed Consent vs. Court Orders

In the quiet, high-stakes environment of a labor and delivery ward, most patients expect their medical decisions to remain their own. But in a small number of cases across the United States, laboring women have found themselves pulled into emergency courtroom proceedings while still in active labor, sometimes with judges appearing remotely by tablet to decide whether they can be

Read More »

The “Practice Drift” of Labor Induction: Why the ARRIVE Trial is Moving Beyond 39 Weeks

If you’ve been following birth trends, you’ve likely heard of the ARRIVE trial. While this landmark study provided evidence for elective inductions at 39 weeks, recent data suggests that medical practices are “drifting” into much earlier territory, specifically the 37- and 38-week mark, without the same level of evidentiary support as elective induction at 39 weeks. In this post, we’ll

Read More »

Brachial Plexus Injury: What you Need to Know

In approximately one to three out of a thousand births, a baby suffers a brachial plexus injury. These injuries can result in monetary loss and lifelong difficulties for both children and their caregivers. As a caregiver, it can be terrifying to think something has harmed your child. Know how to recognize the signs of brachial plexus injury. Know how it

Read More »

Cerebral Palsy Due To Birth Injury

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a permanent disability arising from abnormal development of the brain, or damage to the developing brain before, during, or following birth. The word cerebral refers to “of the brain,” and palsy means paralysis.  It is one of the most debilitating congenital disabilities, offering no cure and a significant impact on the lives of those affected. CP

Read More »

Shoulder Dystocia Injuries: Know Your Rights and Options

Shoulder Dystocia is a complication that can present itself in the delivery room. If shoulder dystocia occurs during delivery, there are a number of maneuvers that can and should be used in order to deliver the baby without injury. In the absence of a proper response by the obstetrician or nurse midwife to relieve the shoulder dystocia, it is well

Read More »
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