For parents, realizing that a baby suffered
injuries during the labor and delivery process can be traumatic and life - changing.
Our attorneys have experience in representing parents and babies who have suffered birth
injuries during labor and delivery because of negligent medical care.
A Houston Birth Injury Lawyer should be consulted if you or your baby have experienced any type of
injury during the labor and delivery process.
Not exact matches
In many cases, a birth
injury may happen because of a mother's pelvic size or shape, or the baby's size or position
during labor and delivery.
Stunting is a known risk factor for obstetric complications such as obstructed
labor and the need for skilled intervention
during delivery, leading to
injury or death for mothers
and their newborns.
Many children suffer minor
injuries — like bruising
and swelling —
during labor and delivery.
Do you have questions about a possible birth
injury / medical malpractice lawsuit related to the mistakes made
during labor and delivery of a baby?
A birth
injury can be any type of
injury that occurs
during pregnancy,
labor and delivery or shortly after childbirth.
Delayed interventions
and failure to monitor the fetus
during labor and delivery can lead to oxygen deprivation, traumatic brain
injury,
and fetal death.
Hip dysplasia is a serious birth
injury caused by complications
during the
labor and delivery process that results in broken femurs or other difficulties.
There is a school of thought that all brachial plexus
injuries during birth are avoidable
and are the product of either excessive traction on the baby's head by the obstetrician or the use of fundal pressure by
labor and delivery nurses which further jams the shoulder into the pubic symphysis in combination with excessive traction.
Many different parties may be liable for birth
injuries, including any healthcare provider present
during the process of
labor and delivery.
A birth
injury is a personal
injury that occurs
during the process of
labor and delivery.
At Breslin & Breslin, our Bergen County medical malpractice attorneys help the families of infants who suffered serious birth
injuries as a result of medical negligence
during labor and delivery.
A birth
injury can be any type of
injury that occurred
during pregnancy,
labor and delivery or shortly after birth.
Birth
injuries are physical
injuries to newborn babies that occur
during pregnancy,
labor and delivery, or shortly after 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 sustained any type of birth
injury as a result of medical negligence
during your pregnancy or the
labor and delivery stages of childbirth, The Killino Firm's West Palm Beach, Florida, birth
injury and trauma attorneys can help you fight for the compensation to which you are entitled from all those responsible for your child's
injuries.
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.
If your child has sustained a birth
injury as a result of medical malpractice
during your pregnancy or the
labor and delivery stages of your child's birth, birth
injury attorney Jeffrey Killino can help you obtain the justice your child deserves from the responsible individuals
and entities.
If your child has sustained an Erb's Palsy or other childbirth
injury and you suspect the
injury was due to medical malpractice or negligence
during your pregnancy or the
labor and delivery stages of your child's birth, you may be entitled to compensation from the responsible medical professionals.
While anyone who suffers a severe shoulder
injury can develop Erb's palsy, it is most often associated with shoulder dystocia
during labor and delivery.
Brachial plexus palsy
injuries may also occur as a result of medical malpractice
during the
labor and delivery stages of a child's birth, even in the absence of medical negligence
during a mother's pregnancy.
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.
However, what a birth
injury lawyer is interested in is to know whether the
injuries occurred
during labor and delivery or not.
Medical negligence or malpractice leading to a child's brachial plexus palsy birth
injury may occur
during the care of the mother
during her pregnancy or
during the
labor and delivery stages of the birth of her child.
Brain
injuries due to oxygen deprivation may also be caused by the negligent administration of medications
during labor and delivery.
If you suspect that your child suffers from a birth
injury caused by medical negligence
during your pregnancy,
labor, or
delivery, contact attorney Killino at 877-412-8490 for a free evaluation of your case
and additional information about your legal rights
and options.
A variety of severe
injuries can occur
during labor and delivery which could turn the typically joyful experience of welcoming a child into the world into a traumatic event for both the injured child
and their parents.
Though a child's asphyxia
injuries may be caused by something other than medical negligence or malpractice, such
injuries may also occur as a result of inadequate medical care
during the mother's pregnancy or medical negligence
during the
labor and delivery stages of childbirth or after childbirth.
Medical errors
during any of the stages of a fetus's development,
during the
delivery and labor stages of the child's birth, or
during the period immediately following a child's birth may result in numerous types of asphyxia
injuries.
If, for example, a physician negligently fails to order a C - section when a mother's
labor is progressing at a rate that is considered unsafe for the baby
and the baby is injured or dies
during vaginal
delivery, the obstetrician may be found liable for the
injuries or death sustained by the fetus
during the vaginal
delivery.
$ 1.375 Million — Birth
injury during delivery (April 2014)
Labor and delivery claim resulting in permanent, debilitating brain damage to the infant.
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.
Birth
injuries refer to damage that a newborn suffers
during the process of
labor and delivery.
A birth
injury is usually defined as the
injury that is caused by a baby
during the time of
labor and delivery.
Many birth
injuries are caused by medical negligence
during the
labor and delivery stages of childbirth.
If your child has sustained a birth trauma
injury and you believe the
injury may have been caused by medical negligence
during your
labor or the
delivery of your child, you may be entitled to legal compensation for your child's
injuries.
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.
In the case of a wrongful death caused by medical malpractice
during labor and delivery, the defendants in the wrongful death action will be the same as those named in a medical malpractice suit for non-fatal
injuries sustained by a baby.
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 Killino has considerable expertise
and experience with all types of birth
injury cases, including those arising out of the negligence of healthcare providers
during a mother's pregnancy or the
labor and delivery stages of childbirth.
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.
However, if a medical professional such as a nurse or neurologist says that that your child's
injury has been caused by medical negligence, or if a CT scan or MRI shows that your baby was deprived of oxygen
during labor or
delivery, then you should find out more about your child's rights
and how to protect them.
A birth
injury is an
injury that can happen prior to birth,
during the
labor and delivery process, or in the neonatal or «newborn» period.
A birth
injury happens
during the
labor and delivery process
and is usually the result of a medical mistake that occurs while the baby is being born.