Modern medicine has found several ways to make labor and delivery safer for both mother and child. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary changes available for mothers is epidural pain relief. Earlier pain management techniques rendered women unconscious during labor...
Birth Injuries
How long until a doctor should recommend a C-section?
Many women schedule their C-sections, especially if they have had one before. However, many more attempt a natural birth and then decide to switch to a C-section at the hospital. This can happen for a lot of different reasons, but one of the main ones is just that...
A common mistake that can contribute to bad birthing outcomes
When your labor starts in earnest, you know that you have to go to the hospital. Especially if you have had early contractions or Braxton Hicks, you may time your contractions carefully before you once again call your doctor or head to the hospital. However, once you...
Did a doctor address a tear or cut with a husband stitch?
Labor is a difficult and exhausting process. Some women die trying to bring new life into this world, and others may suffer life-threatening injuries. Other women suffer moderate injuries that would heal properly if doctors treated them property. The tearing of the...
Long-term complications associated with C-section anesthesia
Most obstetricians aim to have pregnant mothers deliver their babies vaginally whenever possible. These doctors generally only opt to perform a Cesarean section (C-section) on a mother if it's evident that a baby or mother's health or life is in danger. While doctors...
How an incision meant to help with birth could cause major issues
The process of giving birth pushes the human body to its limits. Women will endure hours or even days of intense, exhausting pain as they try to bring new life into this world. Sometimes, women need a little help to finish the labor and delivery process. Doctors can...
Epidurals usually lessen pain, but sometimes they can hurt you
Anesthesia is powerful and potentially deadly medicine. It makes perfect sense that there are very strict limits on what kinds of anesthesia doctors can administer to women during labor. Even minor mistakes in dosage or delivery could have fatal consequences for a...
Lack of care by medical staff could result in cerebral palsy
In the lead-up to giving birth, you may want certain things. You might want a girl or hope your child has its father’s eyes. When you enter the hospital to give birth, your desires become simpler. You want your child to be healthy. If the medical staff makes a...
Epidurals may cause birth injury in otherwise healthy pregnancies
When Texas parents are preparing for the birth of their children, they're very excited. They may do everything to take care of themselves and make sure that their babies enjoy a safe delivery. Unfortunately, a mother or baby could suffer a birth injury related to...
Bowel injuries might happen during C-section delivery
Many Texas babies are delivered via C-section rather than natural birth. Rather than risk injury to the newborn, a C-section could help overcome issues that make natural birth too risky for mother and child, such as an umbilical cord wrapped around the infant’s neck....
