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North Carolina women who grew up hearing stories of pregnancy and delivery complications from early generations might remember discussions about breech births, or abnormal presentation births. In bygone days, these complications caused pregnant women and their doctors...
In the medical and healthcare industry, there is virtually no room for error. The birth of a baby is usually quite safe regardless of where the birth takes place. After all, women have been delivering babies since the dawn of mankind and the healthy world population...
Most of the time, childbirth is an amazing and joyous experience. However, a significant amount of birth injuries still occur in the United States. According to Birth Injury Guide, six to eight infants out of 1,000 are born with some type of birth injury. Many times...
Miscarriage is the most frequent complication leading to loss during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Up to one in four pregnant women in Pitt County and throughout the U.S. experience miscarriages....
If you've had a Cesarean section in North Carolina and you're now going to give birth to another child, one thing that is a potential risk is a uterine rupture. This is when the scar from the c-section ruptures while you are in labor.If this does happen, it's a big...
Nearly everyone has heard of cerebral palsy. Far fewer are familiar with a condition called Erb's palsy, or brachial plexus palsy. Many people learn about it only when it happens to their child. It affects the brachial plexus, which is a group of nerves in the neck...
Pitt County parents spend months anticipating the arrival of a new baby. Few parents are prepared for the helpless feelings that occur when something goes wrong during the delivery process. Injuries from shoulder dystocia are rare, but they do happen and may be the...
Those in North Carolina who recently had or are expecting a child might want to pay attention to the findings of a European study examining the benefits of inducing labor for babies who are larger than average. When babies are in the top weight percentile for their...
A safety initiative involving four organizations has shown that the number of childbirth injuries and fatalities can be reduced through basic practices. Expecting parents in North Carolina might be surprised that these basic practices include communications training,...
Some North Carolina parents may be interested in learning about infant intra-abdominal hemorrhage during the delivery process. This type of injury is not common, but may lead to significant blood loss. When this happens, a quick response by the medical team might...