New Jersey Makes Another Stride Toward Improving Maternal Health
In its continued efforts to combat maternal mortality, New Jersey lawmakers have adopted a statewide home visitation program for new mothers and infants. New mothers face tremendous challenges that most struggle with quietly, without support or guidance. Whether they have nearby family or supportive friends, mothers with newborns often feel alone in their doubts and fears. Battling lost sleep in the last weeks of pregnancy, the physical and emotional hardship of labor, and the insecurity […]
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New Jersey Postpartum Hemorrhage Lawyers Maternal bleeding after childbirth, while common, can be extremely dangerous. In fact, roughly 3 to 5% of birthing women experience excessive bleeding after delivery, and postpartum hemorrhage accounts for an estimated 12% of maternal deaths in the United States. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a total blood loss of 1,000 milliliter (mL) within one day of giving birth constitutes postpartum hemorrhage. Notably, maternal bleeding can […]
read full articleAcute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an extraordinary life event, filled with both anxiety and awe, as most pregnant women expect their bodies to do what some believe it has been naturally designed to do: give birth to a healthy child after about nine months. But every woman comes into pregnancy with a unique set of physiological, psychological, and emotional constitutions. What no one anticipates is that pregnancy and delivery will prove fatal for mother or baby. Sadly, pregnancy-related […]
read full articleMaternal Complications in New Jersey Hospitals
NJ Maternal Complications Lawyers Representing Mothers and Families While many expectant mothers enter the hospital for the birth of a child, leaving soon after without issue and bringing healthy babies home, others are not so lucky. In fact, maternal complications threaten to leave women permanently marred by the birthing experience, physically and emotionally. Some enter the hospital only to find themselves admitted for days or even weeks thereafter, as their ailing or injured bodies attempt […]
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