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When it comes to cancer, making the right diagnosis is often a matter of life and death. The more cancer progresses, the harder it is to treat. This is why cancer misdiagnosis is a serious mistake for a doctor to make–and it could warrant a malpractice lawsuit.  Below, we’ll explain how misdiagnosis of cancer happens,…

When your precious newborn faces injury after birth, the urge to become their “superhero” and zap the pain away is overwhelming. Unfortunately, that’s impossible. But advocating for your baby to receive the best childbirth injury treatment and support is within your power. You and your child’s medical team might just emerge as real-life heroes—ones who…

A baby crying is unsettling to hear. But there’s one moment where everyone wants to hear a baby cry—at birth! Why do babies cry when they’re born? Is it a bad thing if they don’t cry? Below, we’ll answer those questions, and provide possible reasons why some babies don’t cry at birth. Why Do Babies…

“Your baby has cerebral palsy—but we don’t know what caused it.” Those words–or something similar— are what most parents hear when their child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). It’s frustrating to not know why. It’s frustrating to be asked to simply accept your child’s fate without asking questions.  But if there’s a chance your…

Uterine rupture during labor is one of the most terrible accidents that can happen during birth. But is it really an “accident”? Not always, according to research. This fifty-three-year-long study found that most cases of ruptured uterus are avoidable.  When ruptures do happen, there’s a good chance negligence is involved. One of the biggest culprits…

What would you give up in order to “fit in” and be accepted? For Jenny Mitchell, the first woman to file a hair relaxer lawsuit for uterine cancer, the desire to conform to society’s beauty standards cost her the ability to have children. But that’s not a choice she made willingly. She didn’t know that…