When you notice your baby’s head is persistently tilted to one side, you may be diagnosed with infant torticollis, or “twisted neck.” Your pediatrician may reassure you that it’s a common condition that can often be resolved with physical therapy and stretching exercises. While this is true in many cases, torticollis can also be the

A shoulder dystocia emergency is one of the most frightening events that can occur in a delivery room. In a matter of seconds, a routine birth becomes a crisis as the baby’s shoulder gets stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone. When this happens, a child is at risk for devastating, lifelong injuries. It’s crucial to

When your child is diagnosed with Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL), your world is turned upside down by a term you have likely never heard before. Doctors may explain that it is a type of brain injury involving damage to the brain’s white matter, and that it is common in premature infants. What they may not explain

After a difficult delivery, you may be relieved when a doctor tells you the swelling on your baby’s head is a minor cephalohematoma that will go away on its own. While this can be true, a cephalohematoma is not a simple bruise. It is a collection of blood trapped between the skull and its outer

Hearing that your newborn baby has meningitis is a terrifying experience. This severe infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord is a life-threatening medical emergency. Even when treated, it can leave a child with devastating, lifelong injuries like Cerebral Palsy, hearing loss, or epilepsy. If your newborn has been diagnosed with meningitis,

When you are told your newborn has Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS), it is a confusing and frightening diagnosis. You learn your baby inhaled their first stool (meconium) in the womb or during delivery, causing serious respiratory distress. What you may not be told is that this dangerous event is often a sign of a much

As an expecting parent, you place your complete trust in your medical team to protect both your health and the health of your baby. When that trust is broken and a treatable maternal infection leads to a devastating, lifelong birth injury, the sense of betrayal is profound. You deserve answers and justice. As an expecting

When your newborn develops jaundice, you are often told it is common and will likely go away on its own. While this is true for most babies, when severe jaundice is not taken seriously by doctors and nurses, it can lead to a catastrophic, life-altering, and entirely preventable brain injury called kernicterus. It is vital

A diagnosis of Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), or a brain bleed, in your newborn is a terrifying experience. Doctors may explain that this is a risk, especially for premature infants, but their explanations can feel incomplete. You are left watching your fragile baby in the NICU, wondering if this devastating injury could have been prevented. If

There is no pain more profound than the loss of a child. An expected date of joy becomes a day of unimaginable grief. When a baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of gestation, it is called Intrauterine Fetal Demise (IUFD), or stillbirth. In the silent aftermath of this tragedy, you are left with