{"id":953,"date":"2025-09-30T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/placental-insufficiency-malpractice\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:24:35","slug":"placental-insufficiency-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/placental-insufficiency-malpractice\/","title":{"rendered":"Placental Insufficiency Malpractice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The placenta is a critically important organ during pregnancy. Together with the umbilical cord, it acts as the lifeline between mother and baby. The placenta allows for the delivery of maternal oxygen and nutrients to the baby during gestation. It also plays a central role in hormone production and immune protection. Without a healthy, functioning placenta, fetal development is placed at serious risk.<\/p>\n<p>Oxygen is really the key. So many birth injury medical malpractice lawsuits that our lawyers see involve a compromised placenta that is not meeting the child&#8217;s oxygenation needs. In cases where the problem is easily anticipated or there are signs that the fetus is in distress, it is incumbent upon the doctors to take appropriate action. Often, that action means delivering the child via emergency C-section, or, at the very least, holding the mother for extended monitoring to protect against a worsening of the problem or to respond quickly to an acute hypoxic event.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Placental Insufficiency?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/placental-insufficiency-malpractice\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Placental Insufficiency Malpractice\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The placenta is a critically important organ during pregnancy. 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