One method that physicians use to gauge the severity of brain injury to a newborn or neonate from a lack of oxygen injury (i.e., hypoxic-ischemic injury), is the “Sarnat Staging System.” This staging criteria was first set forth by the husband and wife physician team…
Babies in the neonatal ICU (NICU) or nursery who have their anti-seizure medication continued when at home do not have better functional brain development or a reduced epilepsy risk at two years of age versus babies who have their anti-seizure medication discontinued before going home,…
A frequent cause of childhood injury and death is airway obstruction. Children under the age of four (4) are at significantly higher risk for airway obstruction. According to data compiled from 2005, there were over 19,000 emergency department visits due to airway obstruction, with kids…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning was the leading cause of death for children ages one (1) to four (4) years of age. https://www.cdc.gov/safechild/child_injury_data.html Obviously, bathtubs and sinks make up a significant percentage of those injuries and deaths, but so do family pools.…
The Centers for Disease Control publishes and compiles data about what types of childhood injuries are most common by age group. Causes of death and injuries vary among different age groups between the ages of infant to age nineteen (19). Knowledge of some of these…
Young athletes dying from sudden cardiac death is something seen in the media, but thankfully, it is a rare occurrence. According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of death is rare and occurs in perhaps as few as one (1) in every fifty thousand (50,000)…
Placental abruption is present in around one percent (1%) of pregnancies and varies in terms of both type and severity. This condition, which involves the abnormal separation of the placenta from the uterine lining, can strike indiscriminately. https://www.health.com/condition/pregnancy/chrissy-teigen-placental-abruption Although this condition can result in catastrophic…
There are a few conditions during pregnancy that can result in severe blood loss in both Mom and to a newborn baby. Placenta previa is one such condition. This is an uncommon, but not rare condition, which has the potential to affect any family. https://www.eonline.com/news/133876/mira-sorvino-gives-birth-after-life-threatening-pregnancy …
There are a few conditions that can cause rapid maternal and fetal blood loss around the time of delivery. One such condition is: Vasa previa. This is a relatively uncommon, but potentially life threatening condition for both Mom and a newborn baby. https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/women-s-health-issues/complications-of-pregnancy/vasa-previa It occurs…
