A vaginal birth after C-section or VBAC, occurs when a baby is birthed by vaginal birth following a previous C-section birth. A VBAC can be fairly common, and more people are opting for a VBAC. In the case of an HIE diagnosis following an attempted VBAC, where...
Today we will discuss a mother’s contractions and baby oxygen levels. The reason why we will talk with you about this is because we have talked with some individuals about this offline the last couple of days. A mothers contraction pattern is important and so if...
Maternal trauma associated with an HIE birth is a topic that is rarely discussed. The idea for this topic came to us from the medical legal aspect of things. This is because in discussion with a birth trauma attorney, many mothers will divulge information that they...
We recently did a talk regarding APGAR scoring. Following that talk, we received questions about how even with “good” APGAR scores, some parents have still seen their baby move to an HIE diagnosis. As a result, in this post we will focus on some limits with APGAR...
So, the question for today’s voice chat is what is birth asphyxia and how can this medical condition play a role in an HIE diagnosis? In many of our videos we discuss blood and oxygen levels and how reductions in blood and oxygen can harm a baby, especially if this is...