When an expectant mother is giving birth, errors or negligence made by the medical team could lead to serious, permanent medical conditions
caused by birth injuries.
If you or a loved one has a child affected by a condition that was
caused by birth injury and you believe it resulted from negligence on the part of the medical staff, we can offer a free assessment of your case.
Named after one of the first notable American female physicians, Augusta Déjerine - Klumpke, this type of palsy is often
caused by a birth injury.
These damages can help compensate your child for past and future medical expenses, physical pain, emotional suffering, lost income, and other losses
caused by the birth injury.
In particular, the appellants submitted SB's cognitive and behavioural issues were not entirely
caused by the birth injury and that the claims under various heads of damages were excessive.
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Obstetric fistula, a severe
injury caused by prolonged childbirth labor, is occurring at an alarming rate in Africa where many
births are performed without medical assistance.
But refusal to take one breast may be
caused by an ear infection, discomfort from a
birth injury or illness.
Eye problems may be
caused by environmental irritants,
injury, illness, and aging, however some eye disorders may be inherited or present at
birth.
Our attorneys have extensive experience with
birth -
injury cases, including those involving cerebral palsy that may have been
caused by a medical mistake.
Spinal cord
injuries, many resulting in permanent paralysis, are often
caused by the negligence of others, such as surgical errors or malpractice, recreational accidents,
injuries at
birth, motor vehicle collisions, industrial mishaps, defective products or machinery, and even accidental exposure to toxic chemicals.
There are several
causes of cerebral palsy, one of which is
injury caused by birth defects during childbirth.
Often cerebral palsy occurs because of a
birth injury caused by a doctor, hospital, or nurse error.
Child
birth injuries are often
caused because of distractions, inattention, and mistakes
caused by overworked medical staff at hospitals and
birth centers.
One type of
birth injury, which is usually
caused by an anoxic
birth, is cerebral palsy.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of severe
birth injuries are
caused by medical malpractice every year:
The costs of caring for a child with a significant
birth defect or
birth injury caused by prenatal negligence can be highly expensive.
Birth injury cases usually involve catastrophic
injuries to babies
caused by problems during labor or delivery.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most serious
birth injury and can be
caused by a lack of oxygen at
birth.
If you believe your child has a
birth injury that may have been
caused by negligent medical care, one of our
birth injury lawyers may be able to help.
Common
birth injuries caused by obstetric negligence include:
Erg - Duchenne Palsy is a type of
birth injury to the brachial plexus that can be
caused by medical malpractice.
Unfortunately, in some cases,
birth injuries are
caused by medical mistakes.
Two common type of
birth injuries are commonly
caused by medical malpractice are cerebral palsy and Erb's Palsy.
Hip dysplasia is a serious
birth injury caused by complications during the labor and delivery process that results in broken femurs or other difficulties.
In each of the above cases, a
birth injury attorney will investigate whether the
injury was
caused by medical negligence or if it was an inevitable consequence of a complicated
birth.
Many brain
injuries during
birth are
caused by extremely high, low or absent oxygen levels.
Birth injuries are commonly
caused by doctors, nurses or midwives misdiagnosing conditions or completely missing warning signs, administering incorrect medication, or mishandling deliveries or postpartum care.
If a
birth injury was
caused by medical malpractice, your child may be entitled to compensation for his or her pain and suffering, medical bills, future medical bills, as well as anticipated wage loss and other care that he / she may need to accommodate for this
injury in the future.
Birth injuries caused by negligence are usually the result of medical malpractice or the mother's use of a defective drug which may have been harmful to the fetus, but unfortunately the mother was never warned of the dangers.
If your child is the victim of a preventable
birth injury caused by malpractice, our lawyers can help you prove it and recover compensation for losses.
Birth injuries can include cerebral palsy from lack of oxygen, failure of doctors to perform a Caesarian section to avoid a traumatic delivery, Erb's palsy or shoulder dystocia (brachial plexus
injury)
caused by a traumatic delivery, or developmental delays
caused by lack of oxygen.
Birth injuries can also
cause cerebral palsy, a movement disorder
caused by an
injury to the movement areas of the brain.
At Will Davidson LLP,
birth injuries caused by medical malpractice is one of our specialties.
While some
injuries are the result of uncontrollable factors such as genetics, other
birth injuries are
caused by the mistakes made
by medical professionals.
However, in some circumstances, it is revealed that medical negligence or improper care provided
by a doctor, midwife, or nurse during labor and delivery was the likely
cause of the
birth injury.
The more common types of
injuries include cuts and bruises
caused by pressure on the head during
birth, facial paralysis, bone fractures, brachial plexus
injury (nerve damage which results in paralysis of the arm) and cerebral palsy.
Birth injuries are generally
caused by something that went wrong during the delivery of the child.
For example, cerebral palsy — a muscle disorder affecting muscle tone, posture, and movement — may be
caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain or traumatic head
injury during
birth.
Mistakes made before, during, or after
birth — such as damage
caused by medical instruments, a delayed cesarean section, or improper delivery — can often be the direct
cause of a child's
injuries.
If, on the other hand, the fetus's macrosomia is found to have been
caused by medical negligence during the mother's pregnancy, such negligence may be found to combine with the negligence of medical personnel assisting in her child's
birth to
cause a child's brachial plexus palsy or other
birth injury.
While some
birth traumas occur naturally as a result of the physical pressures on a fetus from the mother's contractions and the fetus's passage through the
birth canal, other childbirth
injuries are
caused by the negligence of medical practitioners during a mother's pregnancy or the labor and delivery stages of childbirth.
Hospitals, clinics, and other entities that employ medical professionals whose negligence is determined to have
caused a child's
birth injury may also be found liable for the damages suffered
by the child as a result.
Many
birth injuries are
caused by negligent medical care prior to or during the baby's delivery.
Caused by brain
injury or malformation that occurs during brain development, it can occur before, during, or after
birth.
The Odierno Law Firm, P.C. has more than 40 years of experience representing parents in
birth injury cases
caused by medical negligence.
This was
caused by a delay in delivery and deprivation of oxygen, which ultimately resulted in severe brain
injury to the child who died shortly after
birth.
There is an important difference between unpreventable complications during a child's
birth and actual
injuries that are sustained during labor that are
caused by medical negligence.
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.
When a child's
birth injury is
caused by malpractice, the child and the child's family may be entitled to compensation through legal action.
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