Sentences with phrase «hie childbirth»

If an obstetrician's negligent failure to timely diagnose and treat these maternal conditions is found to have been a cause of a child's HIE childbirth injury, the obstetrician may be found liable for the damages suffered by the child as a result of his or her HIE injury.

HIE childbirth injuries can occur as a result of medical malpractice during a patient's pregnancy, labor, or delivery, and may be caused by anything that cuts off oxygen to a fetus's brain.

If, for example, an obstetrician fails to timely order or perform a C - section when nuchal cord is detected and this failure is found to have been a cause of the baby's HIE childbirth injury, the obstetrician may be found liable for the damages suffered by the child as a result of the injury in an action for medical malpractice.

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If an obstetrician or other medical professional assisting or involved in a pregnant woman's care negligently fails to detect such signs of fetal asphyxia during the mother's pregnancy or the labor and delivery stages of childbirth, or to appropriately and timely respond to such signs, the obstetrician or other medical personnel may be found liable for the child's resulting HIE injuries in a medical malpractice action.

Attorney Jeffrey Killino is a highly regarded birth injury and HIE injury lawyer with extensive experience with all types of childbirth injuries.

Negligent care by medical personnel during the labor and delivery stages of childbirth may also result in fetal asphyxia and HIE.