Negligent medical care during a woman's pregnancy can result in the death of her fetus or the subsequent
birth injury to her child.
Whether the negligence resulted in
a birth injury to your child or caused Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or other harm to you, we can help.
A nurse might make an error in the delivery room that results in serious
birth injuries to your child.
A variety of
birth injuries to a child's brain may result from a deprivation of oxygen, either during the mother's pregnancy or the labor and delivery stages of childbirth, or from trauma to a child's head during labor or delivery.
Nursing or physician errors in the delivery room can result in serious
birth injuries to your child.
Not exact matches
Paid family and medical leave allows workers
to take longer leaves of absence for the
birth or adoption of a
child,
to care for a loved one, or
to recover from a more serious personal
injury or illness.15 Paid family and medical leave can be provided through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnership.16
Let a
child be physically maimed for life by a
birth injury, or spiritually maimed by having
to grow up in hunger and fear as in war - torn lands, or in squalor and crime as in our own slums; and then when the natural consequences appear, not a few pious Christians will say that God in his inscrutable providence willed it
to be this way.
Personally, I think it's curious how many physicians and mothers -
to - be place such a high emphasis on the 0.11 % risk reduction of neonatal mortality from hospital
births, while thinking nothing of engaging other common practices (i.e. poor dietary habits, overuse of antibiotics, participation in contact sports) that certainly increase their
child's lifetime risk of chronic disease,
injury, or even death.
For the baby, instrumental delivery can increase the short - term risks of bruising, facial
injury, displacement of the skull bones, and cephalohematoma (blood clot under the scalp).24 The risk of intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding inside the brain) was increased in one study by more than four times for babies born by forceps compared
to spontaneous
birth, 25 although two studies showed no detectable developmental differences for forceps - born
children at five years old.26, 27 Another study showed that when women with an epidural had a forceps delivery, the force used by the clinician
to deliver the baby was almost twice the force used when an epidural was not in place.28
Provide eligible employees with up
to 12 weeks of paid leave for their own serious illness; the serious illness of a
child, parent, or spouse (including a domestic partner); the
birth or adoption of a
child; the
injury of a family member who is in the military; or exigencies arising from a service member's deployment.
You simply can not expect those of us who have experienced true
birth trauma - and continue
to experience it every day because we are in chronic pain due
to our
injuries or because we are now unable
to have more
children or because something happened
to our babies during delivery -
to even attempt
to be supportive of women complain about a traumatic
birth even though they can go on their merry way, totally healthy with totally healthy babies.
In comparison, for countries with the lowest rate of
child death (less than 10 deaths per 1000
births) which include the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the leading causes of death include congenital abnormalities, complications due
to premature
birth and
injuries.
«Similarly,
children born
to pregnant women with obesity face higher risks of prematurity, stillbirth, congenital anomalies, macrosomia with possible
birth injury and childhood obesity.
Children's Specialized Hospital is the nation's leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord injuries, to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental
Children's Specialized Hospital is the nation's leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care for
children from birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord injuries, to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental
children from
birth to 21 years of age facing special health challenges — from chronic illnesses and complex physical disabilities like brain and spinal cord
injuries,
to developmental and behavioral issues like autism and mental health.
However, just as with many other forms of stress (complications during pregnancy and
birth, drug use, head
injuries, etc) that appear
to be important in the risk for schizophrenia (especially those who have a family history of the disease), scientists suggest that
child abuse may likely also turn out
to be a risk factor for some individuals.
In Goma, eastern Congo, HEAL Africa, is a hospital dedicated
to repairing gynecological
injuries brought on by unassisted
child birth.
Inspired by his experiences in helping clients with cerebral palsy (CP) and other
birth injury cases, Jonathan set out
to create a comprehensive, dynamic website that would not only answer frequently asked questions about CP, but also provide families with resources
to access information about their
child's unique situation.
A hospital, doctor, or other health care provider may make a mistake that can result in
birth injuries to a newborn
child.
Typical
child birth injuries involve the negligent use of birthing forceps or vacuum extractor, and failure
to treat infections, meningitis, jaundice and other conditions.
Everyday, our experienced
birth injury malpractice lawyers speak with families who are struggling
to bear increasing medical expenses, while offering their
children the best lives possible.
Deciding whether events involved in the
birth of your
child constitute medical malpractice should only be decided by attorneys experienced in the area of medical malpractice and with experience in taking
birth injury lawsuits
to trial.
If you suspect your
child's palsy is the result of
birth complications, consult with
birth injury lawyers
to learn about past settlements and determine your eligibility for compensation.
Contact us now
to schedule a free review of your
child's case by a Lubin & Meyer
birth injury lawyer.
We will fight hard
to hold the responsible parties accountable and
to help your
child recover for this
birth injury.
Sokolove Law's Connecticut
birth injury lawyers have three decades of experience in litigating such cases, and they have helped families get the compensation they deserve
to plan for their
child's future.
In other words, most families will have until their
child's 10th birthday
to file a
birth injury lawsuit.
Sokolove Law has more than 30 years of experience in handling
birth injury cases, and our
birth injury lawyers have helped families receive the compensation they need
to secure the future life of their
child.
To learn more about your legal rights and why it may be important to pursue a wrongful death case after the loss of your child, please contact an experienced Kentucky birth injury attorney toda
To learn more about your legal rights and why it may be important
to pursue a wrongful death case after the loss of your child, please contact an experienced Kentucky birth injury attorney toda
to pursue a wrongful death case after the loss of your
child, please contact an experienced Kentucky
birth injury attorney today.
Birth injuries to a newborn
child may result from a tragic mistake by the hospital, doctor, or other health care provider.
At Sokolove Law, we have more than three decades of experience litigating
birth injury cases, and our
birth injury lawyers have helped families receive the compensation they need
to plan for their
child's future.
Sokolove Law has more than three decades of experience handling cases of
birth injury, and our
birth injury lawyers have assisted families across the nation get the compensation they deserve
to secure the future of their
child.
Then, we'll identify the moments in which your
birth team failed
to uphold this standard, errors that resulted in your
child's
birth injuries.
If your
child suffered a
birth injury and you want
to speak
to an experienced medical malpractice lawyer, please call The Cochran Firm today at 1-800-843-3476 for a free consultation.
If your
child has suffered a
birth injury due
to medical malpractice, it is important
to contact a
birth injury attorney immediately.
At the Virginia Beach law firm of Bennett & Sharp, PLLC, our attorneys work with our clients
to hold doctors, nurses and other health care workers accountable for errors that cause a
child to suffer a
birth injury.
The plaintiffs were prepared
to present expert medical testimony that the
child injuries occurred in the last few hours before
birth.
In these cases, families may be eligible
to file a
birth injury lawsuit, pursuing financial compensation and long - term support for their
children.
If you or your
child has been injured by a doctor's recommendation
to undergo vaginal
birth after cesarean section, you may be able
to pursue medical malpractice for a
birth injury.
A
birth injury can be traumatic, and it can leave a lasting impact on your
child, so don't hesitate
to call us.
If you believe your
child's
birth injury could have been prevented, speak
to one of our medical malpractice lawyers at Nagel Rice
to learn about your options.
Negligence has no place in the delivery room, and when medical malpractice injures
children, families have every right
to pursue justice by filing a
birth injury lawsuit.
If your
child's
birth injury was the result of a medical mistake, we may be able
to help your family get the compensation you deserve — compensation that may help you care for your
child.
The
child, mother and father may be entitled
to damages stemming from a
birth injury, including damages for:
Legal aid for clinical negligence claims is restricted
to serious neurological
birth injuries like cerebral palsy that happened within eight weeks of the
child's
birth.
Birth injuries occur during difficult deliveries in which something goes wrong — whether the child is in a breech position, is too large to move through the birth canal or suffers some other dist
Birth injuries occur during difficult deliveries in which something goes wrong — whether the
child is in a breech position, is too large
to move through the
birth canal or suffers some other dist
birth canal or suffers some other distress.
If your
child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and you believe medical negligence during
birth may have played a role, contact Breslin & Breslin
to discuss your case in a free consultation with one of our seasoned Bergen County attorneys handling cerebral palsy and other
birth injury claims.
If your family is struggling with an
injury to mother or
child that occurred during
birth, the pre-natal period, or the neonatal period, you deserve the truth.
If you are told that your
child was deprived of oxygen for any significant period of time, there is a reason
to fear a
birth injury that could impact your
child.
If negligent medical treatment played a role in your
child's
birth injury, the attorneys of Breslin & Breslin know how
to present the evidence that could entitle you
to damages.
Children need particularly skilled and experienced attorneys
to represent them when suffering as a result of school
injuries,
injuries from near - drowning accidents,
birth trauma from medical malpractice, or other serious personal
injuries.