When you decided to move your elderly parents into a nursing home, you hoped you could trust the staff at the facility to provide adequate care. Still, according to reporting from NPR, nursing homes across the country are experiencing record staffing shortages. This...
If you are expecting a baby, you know that your child's birth will be one of the most memorable moments of your life. You are looking forward to the arrival and making sure your baby is born healthy. For the best outcome, you have to rely on medical professionals to...
The delivery of a baby is often a hectic time, and you may not realize the extent of damage from this procedure until after it happens. Medical professionals improperly using forceps, which are metal tongs that can help ease a baby's head out of a birth canal, can...
Shoulder dystocia occurs when one or both of a baby’s shoulders get stuck in the mom’s pelvis during birth. In most dystocia cases, the baby is born healthy. That said, dystocia can make labor slow and painful, and it can result in serious complications for both you...
