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Recent Posts:

• Umbilical Cord Problems During Labour and Delivery
• Lack of Oxygen at Birth
• Vacuum Delivery Complications
• Common Problems in the NICU
• Neonatal Staph Infections
• Effects of a Prolonged Labour on a Baby
• What Parents Can Expect During NICU Stay
• A Parent’s Perspective: from Despair and Confusion to Hope
• The Truth About Medical Consent Forms
• Did your Child Suffer a Birth Injury? What You Need to Know to Effectively Protect Your Child’s Rights
• If I Ask Questions, Will My Child’s Medical Care Be Compromised?
• I Am Already Overwhelmed – I Don’t Have Time to Deal with a Lawsuit
• I Don’t Want to Blame My Doctor – They Did Everything That They Could
• A Parent’s Guilt – Should I Have Said or Done Something Differently?
• Medical Literature in Birth Injury Cases: Real, Reliable, or Junk Science?
• Improper Fetal Monitoring
• Parental Rights to Access Health Records After a Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis
• Financial Support for Parents of Children with Disabilities
• Long-Term Effects of Placental Abruption During Labour
• Financial Assistance for NICU Stay
• True Knot in Umbilical Cord: Long Term Effects
• Long Term Effects of a Nuchal Cord
• Signs and Symptoms of Brain Bleeds in Babies (Intracranial Hemorrhages)
• Most Common Signs of Fetal Distress in Babies
• Low Blood Sugar in Babies: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment
• Greatest Risks for Cerebral Palsy Occur Prior to Birth
• Inducing Labor a Little Early May Lead to Safer Childbirth
• HIE: The First Year
• Alberta to Begin Screening Newborns for Four New Conditions
• Activities for Children with Disabilities in Canada
• DD v Wong Estate, 2019 ABQB 171
• Information about Birth Injury Childcare
• How is Cerebral Palsy Treated? What parents need to know
• How Does Cerebral Palsy Affect Social Development?
• Does Aspirin Use During Pregnancy Increase The Risk of Cerebral Palsy?
• Birth Injury Myths and Facts
• Problems After Forceps Delivery for Mother & Baby
• What is the Limitation Period for Your Birth Injury Claim In Canada?
• Fort Nelson, B.C. Cannot Support Expecting Mothers
• Lucas Warren – The New Face of Gerber
• Risks of Uterine Contraction Patterns
• Proving Causation in Medical Malpractice Cases
• The Importance of Ultrasound in Pregnancy
• Contingency Fees – Access To Justice In Birth Injury Cases
• Fetal Size, Percentile and Growth During Pregnancy
• Pain and Suffering in Birth Injury Claims
• Scalp Electrode for Fetal Heart Monitoring
• Biophysical Profiles
• Patterns of Brain Injury in Babies with HIE – The “Watershed” Injury
• Fetal Non-Stress Tests
• Life Expectancy in Birth Trauma Claims: How Experts Predict the Future
• Identifying The Fetus At Risk for Neurologic Injury
• What Are the Stages of Labour?
• What are the adaptive equipment, transportation, and housing needs that can be sought in a birth injury claim?
• HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR BABY WAS INJURED? FETAL HEART RATE PATTERNS
• A Letter to Moms of Children with Cerebral Palsy
• WHAT’S A LOW APGAR SCORE (and why is it important to my baby)?
• Recognizing When A Child Brain Injury Is Caused
• Proving causation on the basis of an adverse inference: Benhaim v. St-Germain
• NEUROIMAGING: What is it and how can it help my baby’s birth injury lawsuit?
• HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR BABY WAS INJURED?  BRAIN IMAGING
• Chris Wullum appointed to Board of Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation
• “What Caused My Baby’s Brain Injury?” 8 things you need to know
• Some feedback about Birth Injury Lawsuits: A Parent’s Guide
• 5 types of birth injury medical malpractice claims
• Know your legal options
• Birth injuries are preventable
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