When a pregnancy is confirmed especially if it is the prospective mother’s first one all sorts of feelings will run through her mind. The prospect of bringing another life into the world is not only exciting but certainly very surreal for the parents-to-be. The giving of birth to another human being is without doubt an [...]
With the continuous advancements and breakthroughs in technology, the medical field has been able to capitalize on these technological advancements and provide a variety of cosmetic procedures and surgeries that are mainly concerned with the improvement of one’s physical appearance. However, facial surgeries aren’t the only cosmetic procedures available today that women are given with. [...]
Laser surgery is very versatile and it is being used on an increasingly regular basis. Many practitioners are choosing to replace traditional techniques with laser techniques because they tend to be quicker, safer, more effective and more accurate. When is laser surgery used? Laser surgery can be used for a whole host of different medical, [...]
Seventh cranial nerve palsy also known as facial nerve palsy is due to birth trauma and results in the loss of voluntary movement of muscles in the child’s face. This controllable muscle loss is due to pressure on the facial nerve and occurs either just before or at the time the baby is delivered. One [...]
Expectant parents will work hard to ensure their baby is protected fully after birth. The home will be subjected to preparation that will include a safe room for baby to sleep in and the purchase of safe and suitable toys for play times. Sadly there is the problem of birth trauma. This can occur when [...]
Birth trauma believe it or not is something that most people take for granted. They are under the impression that birth trauma simply means difficulty with the actual birth such as a problematical journey through the birth canal. What is not generally known is that all the pressures of birth and the interactions of mother [...]
It is a sad but true fact that not all births go to plan. Some mothers who may have experienced a difficult labour and delivery may have found it extremely hard to come to terms with their experience. This sense of disappointment and shock following the birth is sometimes described as birth trauma. There is [...]
Every woman once pregnancy has been confirmed will obviously hope that she sails through the following nine months with no problems. That is human nature and fully expected. Sadly, as well as the potential for natural causes that can complicate the delivery, a negligent medical professional can also compromise a baby’s health and cause birth [...]
So what exactly is birth trauma? When we talk about birth trauma we also mean Post Traumatic Stress Disorder occurring after childbirth. Also included are women who may not actually meet all the clinical criteria of PTSD but who will have some of the symptoms relative to the disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is the [...]
Some women experience events during pregnancy, childbirth and afterwards that would define birth trauma with no problem at all. For other women it is not always the dramatic or sensational events that trigger child trauma. With them it is things like loss of control and dignity or perhaps the seemingly hostile attitudes of the people [...]