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Alternative Birth Regulations in Pennsylvania
Over the past decade, more women have chosen natural out-of-hospital birth options with midwives rather than traditional hospital obstetrical treatment and medications. While every woman has the right to give birth how she chooses, it’s important to understand what requirements all midwives are expected to meet to ensure safe deliveries.
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Can Nurses Be Held Responsible For Medical Malpractice?
Nurses are at the frontline of healthcare in the U.S. They are often responsible for monitoring the day-to-day wellbeing of patients. Because of their important role, nurses are held to certain standard of care to ensure all patients are cared for effectively and attentively. When a nurse fails to provide medical care up to the applicable standard of care expected, patients can suffer injuries or even death.
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How Hypoxia Happens
Hypoxia occurs when the body or a certain portion of the body is deprived of oxygen. Because oxygen is vital for organs like your brain and your liver to function, permanent damage can occur after only several minutes of oxygen deprivation. With the potential to do such catastrophic harm, hypoxia during childbirth can be life-threatening for both the mother and the child.
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Understanding Hospital Negligence
The best way for hospitals to provide superior patient care is through their employees, but what happens when a healthcare worker is negligent in their duties?
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Suing Multiple Parties for Medical Malpractice
Because of the large number of liability issues that are often a part of medical malpractice cases, as well as their complexity, it is not unusual for there to be multiple parties involved with them. The circumstances surrounding the injuries will often determine which parties are responsible. For example, if an injury occurred because of a surgeon’s negligence, but a nurse who was charged with monitoring the patient failed to do so, it’s possible that both may be held liable for the injuries, depending on the circumstances.
