Early hospital discharge of newborns creates unnecessary risks
Medical studies find that a good discharge time is 48 hours after birth
110 Posts
Babies birth labor delivery fetal
What you should know about fetal heart monitoring and fetal distress
When there's fetal distress, it's time for an emergency delivery
What happens when labor and delivery contractions are too close together
Nurses and doctors must into action when there's uterine tachysystole
Neonatologists, NICUs and medical malpractice
Neonatologists are responsible for caring for hospitalized critically-ill babies during their 28 days of life
Doctor's failure to communicate caused emergency surgery for ectopic pregnancy
Communication errors create danger by allowing critical lab values, radiology results to fall through the cracks
Can supplements or medications injure a baby during pregnancy?
Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series
Cephalopelvic disproportion diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
If the baby's head is too big to fit through the birth canal during labor and delivery, it requires prompt medical attention
These medical mistakes should never happen during labor and delivery
Communication issues between nurses and doctors top the list of problems causing these sentinel/never events
Closed claims study shows most common fetal distress mistakes and injuries
Nurses and doctors must jump into action when there's a sign of fetal distress
Spina bifida prenatal testing, delivery, and medical malpractice
Spina bifida is detectable by ultrasound and prenatal testing