If you believe your child may have been injured as a result of hospital or
doctor negligence during delivery, contact us for a free consultation.
Not exact matches
Facial paralysis is most often the result of a delivery
doctor or nurse's
negligence or reckless actions
during the birth process.
A
doctor's
negligence can be the cause of some serious medical malpractice injuries; it can also be due to negligent medical care is given
during the prenatal care or in the delivery room.
If the
negligence of a
doctor or other medical personnel
during a woman's pregnancy, labor, and / or delivery results in the death of the fetus she was carrying, the medical personnel involved as well as the hospital that employs them may be held liable for the death of the fetus if the
negligence is found to have been a cause of the fetus's death.
Caput Succedaneum is a condition that refers to swelling in the newborn's scalp after birth, which often results due to prolonged pressure from the dilated cervix, and may be the result of
negligence on behalf of the attending
doctor during birth.
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.
If your child has been the victim of a
doctor's failure to diagnose or is suffering because of medical
negligence during pregnancy, labor or delivery, please contact a Scranton birth injuries attorney immediately.
Negligence claims against
doctors increased
during 2010, with the sharpest rise seen in claims against GPs - up by almost 20 %, reports the Telegraph.
These injuries can be caused by, among other things, a
doctor's
negligence in diagnosing or managing a prolapsed or compressed umbilical cord, negligent administration of anesthesia
during Caesarian section (C - Section), or
negligence in monitoring maternal and fetal vital signs.
Or we might take additional expert depositions, such as the depositions of
doctors during a medical malpractice lawsuit, security experts
during a dangerous property /
negligence security case, or crash reconstruction experts,
during an auto accident wrongful death case.
In some cases, CP that was not caused by medical
negligence can be enhanced (made worse) by a
doctor's negligent failure to diagnose a child's cerebral palsy
during the child's first few months or years of life.
Whether childbirth injuries result from the
negligence of
doctors and other medical professionals
during a woman's pregnancy or the inadequacy of care
during the labor and delivery stages of a child's birth, Jeff Killino is ready to fight for justice from any and all those responsible for a child's birth injury or death.
Birth trauma injuries may be caused
during a woman's labor or the delivery of her child by the
negligence of
doctors, nurses, or other medical personnel assisting in the child's birth.
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.