{"id":397,"date":"2015-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/assessing-a-pregnant-woman-after-a-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:43:12","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:43:12","slug":"assessing-a-pregnant-woman-after-a-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/assessing-a-pregnant-woman-after-a-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing a pregnant woman after a car accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

While we have focused a number of our posts on car accidents, as medical malpractice attorneys, we also handle cases where pregnancy injuries are misdiagnosed or mistreated. While it is uncommon for pregnant women to be involved in car accidents, they do occur; and in these instances, medical personnel must be ready and available to take extra precautions when assessing the extent of injuries to both mother and child.<\/p>\n

After all, trauma is the most common form of non-obstetric death<\/a>s in the United States; and one of the most common causes of trauma is car accidents. Because of this, doctors who evaluate a pregnant woman who has been in a car accident should keep this possibility in mind to rule out potential issues.<\/p>\n

As such this post will highlight a few things that pregnant patients should expect during a post crash evaluation.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While we have focused a number of our posts on car accidents, as medical malpractice attorneys, we also handle cases where pregnancy injuries are misdiagnosed or mistreated. 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