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Vacuum extraction can help move a difficult delivery forward, but it can also cause serious injury when the medical team uses it improperly. For Greenville families, the most important question is often not whether the baby was injured, but whether the delivery...
HELLP syndrome can develop during pregnancy and create serious risks for the mother and baby. The condition involves problems with red blood cells, liver function and blood platelets. Some warning signs can be mistaken for less serious conditions, which may make...
When you sustain an injury due to a healthcare provider’s negligence, the “statute of limitations” is a critical factor. This important concept is a legal deadline that dictates the amount of time you have to file a lawsuit. North Carolina’s stated limits are...
Shoulder dystocia can cause a brachial plexus injury when the baby’s shoulder becomes stuck during childbirth and the medical team uses too much force to deliver the baby. In some cases, that force can stretch or tear the nerves that control the baby’s arm and...
Yes, a missed ectopic pregnancy can cause serious injuries in North Carolina when delayed care leads to preventable harm. An ectopic pregnancy grows outside the uterus and can rupture a fallopian tube, causing severe bleeding and lasting health problems. Early...
Illness and injury affect everybody from time to time, and a full recovery – even with medical attention – is not guaranteed. A poor outcome, however, is not proof of medical malpractice. Four things must be true for you to have grounds to claim medical malpractice...
Doctors and nurses will make mistakes from time to time. Most of those do not result in a patient suffering serious harm, but a percentage of them do. Some of these that are particularly shocking are known in the medical profession as never events. A never event is...
An emergency room or emergency department can be a chaotic environment. It is often complex, crowded and stressful. Doctors have to make quick decisions based on very little observation of a patient. For instance, if someone's family brings them to the emergency room...
The majority of serious pregnancy complications are preventable with appropriate testing and medical monitoring. Doctors can identify the early warning signs of gestational diabetes or preeclampsia. Their interventions can help keep the mother as healthy as possible...
Sepsis is usually explained as something the body does to itself. Sepsis is a severe, life-threatening reaction to an otherwise ordinary infection, usually driven by a hyper-reactive immune system response. Sometimes, it really is nobody’s fault – but that is not...