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312.883.6907Loss of blood during labor and the delivery of a child can pose a serious health risk. Excessive bleeding is a technical term used to describe births in which the mother looses more than 500 ml of blood (or twice that amount, during a Cesarean delivery). Another term that may be used is postpartum hemorrhaging,
Considered some of the most serious injuries a person can sustain, brain injuries are life-changing in many ways. Whether being unable to return to work, requiring lifelong medical care, or other related situations, victims of these injuries and their families face a world they never expected to encounter. Unfortunately, the majority of brain injuries occur
Your children are your primary care and responsibility and you do your best to protect them. The recklessness, negligence, and inattention of others is an ever-present threat to your babies. And it only takes one such person to forever change the life of your child and your family for the worse. A traumatic brain injury,
Did you know that there are more than 10 million Americans in this country that are over the age of 65? What’s even more shocking is that 1.5 million of those people live in a nursing home or extended care facility. While it’s always best to have your loved ones at home with you, there
If someone you care about deeply has recently passed away, the pain and anguish that you feel is often unbearable. Those feelings can often be compounded when the death itself was the result of negligence of one sort or another at the hands of another individual or entity. This is why Illinois has quite a
Unfortunately, during childbirth, a newborn baby can have certain risks in terms of suffering injuries. The mother can also become injured during delivery. Depending on the circumstances of the mother’s labor and childbirth, the doctor may choose to use a certain method to help in assisting the birth. While any type of delivery can carry
Radiology is an important field of medicine. Radiologists are trained medical professionals who can literally see into the body without the need for surgery. Procedures such as x-rays, MRIs, sonograms and other methods provide doctors and patients with the information they need in order to make informed medical decisions. Radiologists are trained professionals who are
There are many types of injuries a person can suffer. When a baby is being born, there may be a birth injury sustained during childbirth. Birth injuries are usually serious and can result in a traumatic experience for the child’s parents and the rest of their family. Causes of a Birth Injury Unfortunately, when the
When a child is being born, it’s critically important for medical staff to accurately document umbilical cord blood gases because that information is used to get a clear understanding of the acid-based balance of the baby. This data is acquired at the moment the umbilical cord is clamped. There is a continuous and accelerating
Patients that suffer from an aortic dissection must receive medical care immediately because it’s known to be a serious medical condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment. An aortic dissection is a tear in the inner lining of the aorta and it’s classified by two types: A and B. If someone is diagnosed with a