You’re becoming acquainted with your infant daughter who was recently born in a Louisville hospital. She’s absolutely beautiful—the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen…except that the right side of her face doesn’t seem to be moving at all when her expression changes on the left….
When an infant is born in a Kentucky hospital eight or more weeks premature, he or she is at risk for a number of problems. One of these problems, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), is caused by the very treatment that is used to keep the baby…
Oxygen. We desperately need this element; our lives depend on it. It’s something that we take for granted because it’s always there. When we don’t get enough of it, we panic. When babies don’t get enough of it, however… Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy When babies are born,…
Cerebral palsy (CP) tends to affect one side of the body more than the other. With one strong and one weak foot and leg, children may have difficulty walking because of their condition. Now, as described in The Puyallup Herald, a device that sends electrical…
“Mrs. Fitzgerald, you can relax: your baby has Erb’s palsy.” What?! Why on earth would you be relieved if your doctor says your baby has Erb’s palsy? Isn’t it like cerebral palsy? Well, no, and that’s why he thinks you should be glad. Understanding the…
Ectopic pregnancies are ones that develop outside of the uterus. This is a life-threatening issue for the mother and there is no way for the fetus to survive. This incidence occurs about one time in every 40-100 pregnancies and occurs most commonly in the fallopian tubes. In…