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Birth Trauma and Women

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Many women experience childbirth as a true miracle and a challenging, yet positive, experience. For some women, childbirth is quite the opposite. As a result, these women suffer from birth trauma and their experience is anything but a miracle. Birth trauma refers to the post-birth state where some women have experienced symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Symptoms may include silence, shame and nightmares. If you or a loved one experienced birth trauma, an experienced birth trauma lawyer may be able to tell you if you have any legal recourse. What Causes Birth Trauma in Women? For some women, having birth instruments inserted inside them can lead to birth trauma. Without consent, placing speculums, fingers, cotton swabs and other common instruments inside the vagina is a form of mistreatment to some mothers. Women with posttraumatic stress disorder have reported panic attacks near the birth site, flashbacks and a general…
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Labor Induction Problems With Pitocin or Oxytocin

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It’s not unusual for a doctor to choose to induce labor in a mother using pictocin, a synthetic hormone. There are several often very good reasons to induce labor. But recent research shows that it can also be very dangerous for the baby. In fact, if a medical team is the least bit inattentive while inducing labor, it can lead to serious birth trauma or a reduction of oxygen to the newborn resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy. Here’s what happens. The medical team administers pictocin (or Oxycotin) to stimulate contractions to encourage the spontaneous onset of labor with the goal of a safe vaginal delivery of the baby. However, too much stimulation can create a hyperstimulation of the mother’s uterus. The uterine muscles contract too frequently or don’t relax between contractions which can result in a decrease of oxygenated blood from the mother’s placenta to the baby. Lack…
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Cerebral Palsy

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Imagine being asleep on a Saturday, and you awake to your 125 lb teenager’s, with severe cerebral palsy, call of, “Mom or Dad, I have to go to the bathroom.” Because, due to cerebral palsy your child needs your assistance to go to the restroom. Your child has a wheel chair, your house has a wheel chair ramp, and your van has a wheel chair lift. Further, all of the ceiling fans and lights in your home may have hang down pulls so that your child can turn things off and on without your help. When your child goes to school, your child may require a tutor or aid to help transcribe for your child. Maybe you are thinking that you can handle your child now, because your child is still very young. However, what happens when your child turns 18 years old, and you turn 50, 60, and etc.? How…
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