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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a newborn health condition characterized by breathing difficulty. It occurs when a baby’s body does not produce enough of a lung-lubricating substance called surfactant. Babies with RDS have trouble expanding their lungs, which can make it difficult for them to take in oxygen and...

A baby suffers severe oxygen deprivation and brain damage when multiple standards of care are violated, including improper use of Pitocin, failure to properly react to non-reassuring heart tones, failure to quickly deliver a baby in distress, and failure to elicit the assistance of an experienced (attending) physician when fetal distress is persistent....

Newborn babies are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) when they need urgent and/or specialized treatment or resuscitation after birth. Babies who are premature or suffered an injury at birth are typically admitted to the NICU. The NICU has specialists and the appropriate equipment needed to treat them. A baby can be taken...

The birth of a baby is a moment full of hope and promise. Most parents spend months preparing for this milestone, dreaming of holding their little one and seeing them thrive. Unfortunately, for some families, complications arise during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, leaving their child with life-altering birth injuries. These moments can be devastating, made...