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Pregnant Woman Face Serious Dangers Including Preeclampsia
One of the serious dangers facing pregnant women is preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is hypertension caused by pregnancy. The only cure for preeclampsia is delivery of the baby. In the United States, the condition effects up to eight percent of all women who are in their second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a serious condition and it if is not caught early during regular prenatal visits, the mother and child are at serious risk for injury or fatality. It is the responsibility of the doctor to provide reasonable care to a pregnant mother. This includes monitoring them for symptoms of preeclampsia. The symptoms of preeclampsia are: • Headaches that are severe and which occur in the back of the head • Face and hands swell • Upper abdomen pain • Nausea • Weight gain • Blood pressure that is higher than 140 over 90 Many of the symptoms listed above…
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Iowa Family Sues For Botched C-Section and Birth Injury
A husband and wife in Iowa are accusing the staff at the University of Iowa Hospital of medical negligence and suing the organization in an attempt to gain restitution for the injury of their newborn son. Jody and Steve Schmitz allege that doctors cut the dome of Jody’s bladder during a C-section, and injured the skull of their child, Aiden, during the delivery. Aiden suffered a skull deformity, a partial skull fracture and several areas of subdural hemorrhage during the “traumatic birth,” according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also claims that, because of her bladder injury, Jody suffered infection, bowel obstruction, pelvic abscess and wound separation, and doctors had to place her on a feeding tube. The couple originally filed their complaints with the State Appeal Board, but the board denied them. The Schmitz’s hope to obtain damages for all that their son has experienced and will experience in relation…
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Mother Of Twins Dies After C-Section
The C-Section is a procedure that continues to grow in popularity in the United States. Whether it is required in order to prevent birth injuries, or simply done because the mother thinks it will be easier than standard birth, the procedure is not without risks. Mother-to-be Michal Friedman was scheduled for surgery in a Manhattan hospital for November 28, but when doctors found her blood pressure was elevated in her November 27 pre-op appointment, they rescheduled her for a same-day surgery. Doctors performed a C-section on Friedman. After the surgery, she hemorrhaged. As her husband watched, her condition steadily declined, prompting doctors to request he leave the room. At 9:30 p.m., doctors informed him of the death of his wife. C-sections have become so common that many people do not consider that the procedure is a surgical one, and with all surgeries, there are risks. In C-sections, the most common…
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