A child's brain injury may be
caused by an obstetrician's negligence during the mother's pregnancy or the child's delivery, pediatric malpractice, the ingestion of toxic substances, non-fatal drowning, and a great variety of additional accidents.
Not exact matches
The American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a statement last year condemning home births, saying, «Childbirth decisions should not be dictated or influenced
by what's fashionable, trendy or the latest
cause celebre.»
While studies have found that only 8 percent to 14.5 percent of such cases are due to inadequate blood supply to the brain during delivery, the syndrome remains a leading
cause of allegations of mismanagement
by obstetricians.
An
obstetrician, Oral Ataniyazova fought the damage to public health
caused by the shrinking of the Aral Sea, which has led to increased salinity and concentrated pollutants, huge dust storms and changes in the regional weather.
Our attorneys recovered $ 2.35 million on behalf of an infant who was born with a congenital heart defect and hearing loss
caused by a failure of the mother's
obstetricians to diagnose or treat her rubella during pregnancy.
If the injury to the newborn or mother is
caused by the negligence of an
obstetrician, surgeon, delivery nurse, anesthesiologist, pediatrician, or other medical professional involved with the pregnancy, labor, and delivery, families are entitled to pursue compensation from those liable.
If an
obstetrician negligently fails to recognize and handle these complications and the
obstetrician's negligence is determined to have been a
cause of the fetus's injury or death, the
obstetrician may be held liable for the damages suffered
by the child or the child's family as a result.
Some birth injuries result from unavoidable complications during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, while others are
caused by the negligence of hospitals, clinics,
obstetricians, or other medical personnel assisting in the care of a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
If an
obstetrician or other medical personnel who are assisting in the birth of a child negligently fail to recognize and adequately manage these and other complications, the
obstetrician and assisting medical professionals may be found liable in a medical malpractice action for a child's CP that is determined to have been
caused by the negligence of such medical personnel.
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.
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.
Hypoxia and hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy often occurs during childbirth due to various reasons, but the underlying
cause is often the direct result of medical malpractice or negligence
by the
obstetrician (OB / GYN), nurse, midwife, doctor, or other medical professional.