Educational Posts

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Feb 2024

Timely Interventions Work

From the moment they are born and receive their first vaccines, babies receive one of the true benefits of healthcare: preventative care in the form of medical interventions. The sheer magnitude of tests that exist to establish whether a person is healthy may seem staggering, but all are designed with a patient's well-being in mind. If these tests — hearing and screening tests for newborns or colonoscopies or imaging studies for adults, for example — reveal a condition or disease, then doctors can determine the interventions that will best serve the patient...
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When Should Pregnant Women Test for Gestational Diabetes?

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Dec 2023

When Should Pregnant Women Test for Gestational Diabetes?

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 10% of pregnant women experience pregnancy-related diabetes. Given the somewhat common nature of this condition, standard procedure calls for mothers to get screened during the second trimester of pregnancy. Abnormal results could signify the mothers are experiencing gestational diabetes, which can cause complications for both mother and baby if not treated properly...” Read More

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Oct 2023

Preventing Maternal Mortality

Ohio has the dubious distinction of having a maternal mortality rate that has risen since 2018. Health advocates are trying to identify the causes of maternal mortality and to make connections between those causes and policies that can reduce the number of pregnancy-related deaths...” Read More

How to Have Fun and Be Safe During Summer Heat

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June 2023

How to Have Fun and Be Safe During Summer Heat

While we often think of summer as a carefree time, we still need to be careful. This is especially true for expectant mothers and newborns. Of course, there is still ample opportunity to have some fun. Perhaps, for example, you’ll check out one of the movies or books we’ve highlighted!Read More

Should You Speak With A Lawyer About Your Baby’s Birth Injury?

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Jan 2023

Should You Speak With A Lawyer About Your Baby’s Birth Injury?

There are few experiences in life more challenging than watching your child suffer. This burden may be even heavier if you know or suspect your child’s suffering could have been prevented had someone only taken better care of them. Suppose your child suffered an injury during the birthing process, and a healthcare provider’s actions or inactions contributed to or caused that harm. In that case, it is crucial that you speak with an experienced attorney.Read More

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Oct 2021

Mystery of the Missing Mortalities

Among pregnant women, overall mortality rates are on the rise, but researchers haven’t been able to explain the discrepancy with pregnancy-specific causes. Read More

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Sep 2021

5 Different Types of Birth Trauma

Childbirth can be a traumatic event when something goes wrong, and newborns can sustain birth injuries that can impact their lives in many ways. Read More

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Aug 2021

How Much is a Spoonful? Calculating the Correct Dosage of Medication

Mary Poppins may use measuring spoons when she doles out medicines to the Banks children, but every other caregiver in the world prescribes medication using the metric system. Read More

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July 2021

There May Be More to the Story When it Comes to Maternal Mortality

Some people see two people looking at each other. Some people see a candlestick. Both of these interpretations emphasize the idea that we each bring our perspective into our views. Read More

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June 2021

Hiring An Ohio Birth Injury Attorney

Birth injuries can happen in a few different ways, some of which are unavoidable and unfortunate natural events. Other injuries that happen to a newborn baby or a mother during the childbirth process are avoidable events of human error. When the birth injury is the result of a negligent (careless) action by a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional, the law calls it “medical malpractice”. Read More

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May 2021

The Eisen Law Firm Supports Preeclampsia Awareness

May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month, and May 22nd is World Preeclampsia Day. The aim of each of these is to enhance public recognition of the risks of this pregnancy-related condition. Read More

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April 2021

Pandemic Propels Interest in Out-of-Hospital Births

When many women imagine the birth of their child, they want close loved ones near them for support and advocacy for their health. Read More

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Dec 2020

It Takes Two to Have a Healthy Pregnancy

In Greek mythology, Pandora, the first human woman, was created as punishment to man. When given a box with strict instructions not to open it, Pandora could not resist her curiosity, ultimately unleashing all manner of sin throughout the world. Read More

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Oct 2020

What Happens if Your Doctor Doesn't Treat Your Preeclampsia?

There are many medical conditions that women can develop while pregnant that might put the health of a baby at risk. One of these conditions is called preeclampsia, which causes a pregnant woman to develop abnormally high blood pressure, among other symptoms. Read More

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Aug 2020

The Effects of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women

As scientists and doctors work to understand more about COVID-19 and how the disease attacks the body, a recent study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology examined the impact of COVID-19 on women who contracted the disease during pregnancy. Read More

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Feb 2020

Umbilical Cord Problems and What to Expect

The lifeline between a mother and her unborn child is the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord supplies the infant with oxygen, blood, and nutrients. Read More

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Feb 2020

Why are C-sections Discouraged?

A Cesarean section (C-section) refers to the surgical method of delivering a newborn through the mother’s abdomen instead of by vaginal birth. Read More

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Dec 2019

Brian N. Eisen featured in Cleveland Jewish News article, "Medical malpractice victims need professional advice."

Medical malpractice victims need professional advice. Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider doesn’t provide standard care for its profession, resulting in injury. Read More

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Dec 2018

The Apgar Test

After your baby is born, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals perform a quick examination and provide an APGAR score. The score is usually determined one minute after birth and repeated at five minutes after birth. On occasion, a ten-minute score is given, too.... Read More

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Nov 2018

How to Select a Birth Injury Lawyer

Choosing a birth injury attorney is something that no one wants to do—after all, if you need a birth injury attorney, it means that you or a loved one suffered serious injury or even died due to medical negligence. Birth injury victims may be children or their mothers injured during pregnancy, labor, or delivery... Read More