During a home birth, a delay in getting the baby to the hospital for a C-section when the baby was getting no oxygen (due to a uterine rupture and prolapsed umbilical cord) caused the baby to have permanent brain damage....
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A baby has hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) & cerebral palsy because her mom had placenta previa that the physician failed to appreciate & he delayed a necessary C-section delivery, causing the baby to experience severe birth asphyxia....
Cutting edge adaptive equipment helps people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities participate in numerous sports and recreational activities....
New treatment for cerebral palsy prevention looks promising. Allopurinol has been shown to increase oxygenation in an unborn baby in preliminary studies....
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If FDA approves a high concentration version of misoprostol (Cytotec) there may be an increased number of birth injuries; research shows that the new drug causes in increase in hyperstimulation....
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....
Monitoring babies at risk for seizure activity is crucial because delayed treatment can result in permanent brain damage....