Sentences with phrase «infant brain damage»

A failure to react quickly can also lead to oxygen deprivation, which may in turn result in infant brain damage and cerebral palsy.

Once there's a tear, the baby starts to lose oxygen in the womb, potentially leading to infant brain damage and organ failure.

Improper use of assisted delivery techniques such as forceps or vacuum - assisted delivery resulting in infant brain damage

«Arsenic is a carcinogen and a known cause of infant brain damage.

Not exact matches

Doctor told Mr Justice MacDonald at the family division of the High Court that the infant suffered catastrophic brain damage when he was deprived of oxygen at birth.

I don't know if we did any «brain damage» but he is more than OK and I'd take whatever P. Leach says about getting your infant to sleep with a grain of salt.

Mothers were told that their babies would become anemic (and potentially brain damaged) if they didn't start on iron - fortified infant cereal by six weeks.

The cost for a CPM attended delivery may be cheaper, but when you add the cost for hospital transfers, NICU stays, and handicapped infants suffering brain damage from lack of oxygen in childbirth, it no longer seems like a cost effective alternative.

I just wish we, as society, weren't then on the hook for caring for the damaged infants who grow into brain - damaged children and adults.

Some of the diseases we vaccinate against can cause brain damage in an unprotected infant.

I suspect the * important * long term effect is that the infant will survive without brain damage.

Side impact accidents can cause serious brain damage to infants, and this is what every good booster seat should protect against.

Safe infant sleep therefore begins when your baby is sleeping and developing in your womb, especially as regards how much damage maternal smoke can do to the fetal brain.

While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had earlier stated that BPA — the chemical that hardens plastics in products like bottles and cups, and is used in linings of metal cans — is safe; the agency announced last month that a few new studies have underlined «some concerns» about BPA's possibility of potentially damaging the brain of fetuses, infants and children.

The average triplet is born two months premature, significantly raising the risk of disabilities such as cerebral palsy and of lifelong damage to the infant's lungs, eyes, brain and other organs.

Damage to the brain or central nervous system, which may cause feeding difficulties in an infant

I am no by any means suggesting my parenting style is perfect or the only way but forcing independence on an infant before it is ready (and yes the cues are fairly clear when they need more space) is not only unnatural but is being found to be damaging to the brain and has implications for their mental health further down the track (do some googling).

So Cuomo, in the final weekend of bargaining, settled for the inclusion of a fund that indemnifies hospitals in lawsuits over brain - damaged infants.

A 2006 study of 77 pregnant women infected with West Nile virus reported that two had infants with microcephaly, the birth defect lately associated with Zika that results in unusually small and damaged brains.

Vermijlen's team analysed cord blood from 19 newborns infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-- which can cause serious symptoms in infected infants and give fetuses brain damage — and 22 uninfected newborns.

According to the CDC, perchlorate exposure can damage the thyroid, which can hinder brain development among infants.

Infants can sustain massive brain damage, up to the loss of an entire cerebral hemisphere, and still develop into nearly normal adults; any adult who loses half the brain, by contrast, is a goner.

The infection has been linked to microcephaly, a condition in which infants are born with unusually small heads and brain damage.

Guillet worried that extended treatment might harm an infant's brain, although she also knew that repeated seizures can cause neurological damage.

The NNRD only holds data on infants admitted for neonatal care and does not contain data on infants who receive care on postnatal or paediatric wards, but instances of infants with brain damage on these wards are rare.

May 15, 2006 Full year of treatment helps infants and children with toxoplasmosis The first long - term study shows that treatment with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine (two anti-parasitic drugs) during the first year of life leads to a lasting reduction in brain and eye damage for children with congenital toxoplasmosis.

Petersen's remarks were among the strongest suggestions yet from a top CDC scientist that Zika infection during pregnancy can — at least in some cases — cause microcephaly, a condition in which infants are born with abnormally small heads and possibly brain damage.

Projects on brain development mainly focus on perinatal asphyxia as this remains a major cause of (severe) brain damage in newborn infants leading to developmental delay or even severe handicaps.

The central nervous system damage seen with prenatal ZIKV infection is likely due to direct cellular injury, as ZIKV RNA15, 17,32 and live virus15 have been identified in the brain tissue of infants with microcephaly.

Additionally, children and those who are pregnant or breastfeeding are advised to avoid all forms of Oregon grape, as berberine - the main active component - can cause brain damage in infants and young children.

Kernicterus, a type of brain damage, has developed in newborn infants exposed to berberine.»

In infants and young children, that can result in stunted growth and even brain damage, Gregg pointed out.

Exhibiting signs of drug - fueled brain damage, Galifianakis confidently treats the film's first half as a personal showcase, nailing so many weirdly uncomfortable one - liners — including a priceless gag involving an infant and simulated masturbation — that despite the predictable homophobic barbs marring the early mood, he single - handedly inspires confidence in the zaniness promised by the subsequently established premise.

On the other hand, people with immune system problems, such as those with HIV / AIDS, those taking certain types of chemotherapy, or persons who have recently received an organ transplant, and infants, may develop severe toxoplasmosis, which results in damage to the eye or the brain.

Severe toxoplasmosis can cause damage to the brain, eyes or other organs — infants born to mothers who are newly infected during or just before pregnancy are among those most likely to develop severe toxoplasmosis.

Infants who experience birth asphyxia are at risk of suffering significant brain damage, injuries that can lead to neurological impairments and developmental delays.

When infants are deprived of oxygen during labor or delivery, the risk of severe brain damage is high.

Cerebral palsy occurs when an infant suffers brain damage to the cerebrum in its early development, usually while in the womb or during the birthing process.

Infants suffering from traumatic brain injury or permanent nerve damage may require a lifetime of expensive medical care and therapeutic assistance.

According to the plaintiff, during the latter part of the pregnancy and on the day the baby was born, the defendants failed to respond properly to obvious signs of fetal distress which caused serious hypoxia; this resulted in the infant suffering permanent brain damage.

Defended two obstetricians in a case involving an alleged delay in the performance of a c - section resulting in severe brain damage to the infant.

Kernicterus, which is a progressive type of brain damage that can develop in infants who suffer from untreated, severe jaundice

He has worked on complex cases involving brain damage infants, erb's palsy and failure to diagnose cancer.

Known commonly as «Shaken Baby Syndrome,» this act of abuse can cause lifelong brain damage in infants and, in the most severe cases, may even result in death.

Brain damage caused by the negligent handling of an infant following childbirth (such as dropping or failing to timely resuscitate the infant) may also be found to have caused a child's CP.

Though considered to be responsible for a small percentage of CP cases, brain damage caused by a deprivation of oxygen during labor and delivery may also lead to an infant's CP.

$ 1.375 Million — Birth injury during delivery (April 2014) Labor and delivery claim resulting in permanent, debilitating brain damage to the infant.

A physician's negligent failure to diagnose, manage, or treat pregnancy conditions that increase the risk of such brain damage or other negligence during labor and delivery may be considered a cause of an infant's CP in a medical malpractice action.

We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars from doctors and health care providers on behalf of our injured clients and have successfully fought to insure that families of brain damaged infants have the ability to care for their injured child over the course of their lifetime.

A progressive type of brain damage that can develop in infants who suffer from untreated, severe jaundice.These injuries can range in severity.