Category Archives: Birth Trauma
Skeleton Shows Birth Trauma Is Nothing New
The oldest evidence of birth trauma in a human skeleton has been discovered by a researcher in Canada, confirming that the dangers of childbirth are nothing new to our species. Susan Pfeiffer, from the University of Toronto in Canada, has found an example of stress injury to the pelvis in the skeleton of a 2000-year-old female found in South Africa. According to newscientist.com, humans are unique among hominids in having a birth canal that is nearly identical in size to the neonatal head. This means that it is inevitable that natural variations will cause some women to have a pelvis that is too small for childbirth. The skeleton examined by Pfeiffer had an unusually narrow pelvis, which she said appears to have led to an injury to the pubic symphysis, a joint running down the midline of the pelvis, during childbirth. “Resulting deterioration of her joints probably caused a lot…
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Michigan Program Lowers C-Sections Significantly
Michigan hospitals are attempting to reduce the number of unnecessary C-section deliveries, a reduction associated with healthier babies and a lower risk of birth injuries. The project is the work of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone obstetrics department. Implementing changes in Michigan hospital birthing procedures, it discourages elective or C-section births unless it is for medically necessary reasons. These include situations such as chronic disease, a mother carrying multiple babies or if the baby is small and developing slowly. With about 65 hospitals participating, almost every birthing center in the state is on board. The main emphasis of the project is education. It attempts to show women the advantages of waiting for natural birth, and eliminates many C-section births with the use of labor-inducing drugs after the 39th week as well as pain-relieving drugs and counseling during labor. From March 2010 to March 2011, elective C-sections before the…
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Florida Has Yet To Pay Brain Injury Victim
Suffering a traumatic brain injury at birth through medical negligence often leads to a life of challenges. Not getting paid the $30.8 million awarded to you by a jury for your injury makes a challenging life even harder. This is just what has happened to a 14-year-old teenager thanks to the reticence of Florida legislatures, according to the teen’s attorneys. Aaron Edwards was born at the Lee Memorial Health System in Florida in 1997. A jury determined in 2007 that Lee Memorial was negligent and failed to follow standard hospital rules and regulations, awarding the young victim $30.8 million. Four years later, the family has been unable to collect the money. The medical institution, a governmental entity, must have its claims reviewed by the Florida legislature before payments are made. “It has become common practice with this Florida legislature to just sit on these claims bills so that they are…
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