{"id":963,"date":"2025-07-27T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/overventilation-newborn\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T19:55:59","slug":"overventilation-newborn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/overventilation-newborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Overventilation Injuries in Newborns Birth Injury Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many newborn infants require help breathing through mechanical ventilators. Neonatal ventilators can be life-saving devices when properly operated, but they can also pose a hidden danger. Newborn breathing machines are complex and must be set up properly and closely monitored by trained professionals.<\/p>\n<p>If not properly used, infant breathing machines can actually take too much carbon dioxide from the baby&#8217;s blood (<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29630219\/\">hypocarbia<\/a>). This is called overventilation. Hypocarbia from overventilation can cause serious damage to a newborn&#8217;s brain and lungs.<\/p>\n<h2>Neonatal Ventilation Injuries<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/overventilation-newborn\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Overventilation Injuries in Newborns Birth Injury Lawsuits\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many newborn infants require help breathing through mechanical ventilators. 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