If your child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and you suspect the disorder
resulted from a birth injury, you should speak with a cerebral palsy attorney in Philadelphia who can provide you with more information about filing a birth injury claim.
Common conditions
resulting from birth injuries include:
Not exact matches
Trauma:
Injury to the hamster such as falling
from a height onto an object, fighting, difficult
birth or other
injury may
result in bleeding
from the hamsters genitalia.
A kneecap which dislocates can
result from a traumatic
injury, or it may be a genetic condition which is present at an early age, if not at
birth.
Symptoms of vWD can include any of the following: • Hemorrhagic diarrhea (bloody stools) • Hematuria (blood in the urine) • Recurrent shifting lameness
from bleeding in the joints • Bleeding
from gums, noses, ears, vagina or penis • Prolonged bleeding when nails are trimmed too short • Prolonged estrus, excessive or lengthy bleeding after whelping • Still
births with evidence of hemorrhage (puppies will exhibit excessive cord bleeding or may have a blue color in the abdominal area • Hematomas or blood blisters
resulting from minor
injury • Severe bleeding
from even minor surgery
Some are present
from birth (congenital) while others are the
result of
injury.
Birth injuries can
result in a wide - range of serious medical conditions,
from developmental delays to neurological disorders like cerebral palsy.
Birth injuries to a newborn child may
result from a tragic mistake by the hospital, doctor, or other health care provider.
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.
Many
birth injuries result from the delivery itself as the baby makes its way down the
birth canal.
The crux of a
birth injury case is being able to prove that, whatever harm has been done to your baby, the harm occurred as a direct
result as a medical provider's error and deviation
from the medical standard of care.
Do you have questions about a possible medical malpractice lawsuit
resulting from complications, delays and
injuries at
birth?
While avoidable
birth injuries typically do not
result from a healthcare provider's intentional act, they can occur when a medical professional is careless, or negligent, during the
birth process.
Generally, there are wide range of
birth injuries that can
result from negligence, including failing to perform a Cesarean section, failing to adequately monitor the baby during the labor process, or misusing forceps and vacuum extractors.
In many cases,
birth injuries are preventable and
result from a healthcare provider's negligence or lack of training.
Sokolove Law has 38 years of experience working with families in litigating cerebral palsy and
birth injury cases
resulting from medical negligence.
Brain
injury from birth trauma is not recognized by the medical community as a TBI, although many parents of infants who suffer brain
injury as a
result of a difficult
birth object to the exclusion.
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.
Many
injuries result from a lack of oxygen made available to the child, either while still in the womb or after
birth.
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.
Birth injuries, surgical missteps and medical errors can all
result from neglectful inattention on behalf of a doctor or nurse.
The
injuries sustained by a person who suffers brain damage may be permanent and life - altering and can
result from medical malpractice,
birth trauma, negligence, or a defective product.
When you have a
birth injury that
results from an ectopic pregnancy, you need to know everything that you can about this condition before you file a lawsuit.
Birth injuries to a newborn may
result from a mistake by the hospital, doctor, or other health care provider.
A newborn's
birth injuries may
result from a mistake by the hospital, physician, or another health care provider.
Brain
injuries from birth can
result from a lack of oxygen to a newborn's brain during pregnancy or delivery.
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.
The New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest state appellate court in New York, recently released a decision affirming two lower court decisions to exclude a plaintiff's proposed expert witnesses in a personal
injury case filed on behalf of a child who was born with serious
birth defects and disabilities alleged to have
resulted from his mother inhaling gasoline fumes while she was pregnant with him.
If your child has suffered
from a non-fatal
birth asphyxia
injury or has died as a
result of asphyxia before, during, or after childbirth and you suspect that your child's
injury or death was due to the negligence of medical personnel who cared for you during your pregnancy or assisted in your child's
birth, you may be entitled to compensation for the
injuries you and your child have suffered as a
result.
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.
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.
A
birth injury may
result from improper care provided by a professional medical provider, like a doctor, midwife, or nurse.
Cerebral palsy, or CP, is a type of
birth injury that
results from damage to a baby's brain and may be caused by medical mistake during childbirth or a mother's pregnancy.
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.
If your child has sustained any type of
birth injury as a
result of medical malpractice, our highly experienced and nationally recognized team of
birth injury lawyers can help you obtain financial damages
from the medical professionals responsible for your child's
birth injury.
The failure to test or to treat group B strep or the failure to diagnose an E. coli infection and watch for signs of meningitis in the newborn may
result in a
birth injury that could have been prevented with reasonable care and the doctor, or other medical provider, may be liable for damages
resulting from the infant's meningitis infection.
A midwife will be liable for any
birth injuries that
results from the midwife's negligence.
Yes, if a midwife is negligent, then the midwife may be liable for any
birth injuries that
result from her negligence.
Injuries to an infant that
result from mechanical forces, such as compression or traction, during the
birth process are categorized as
birth trauma or
birth injury.
If you are a law firm looking for more inquiries
from potential clients with personal
injury claims, including auto accidents with soft tissue and more serious
injuries, disability as a
result of negligent action, slip and fall,
birth injuries, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and more.
9 Child health and development 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Key findings 9.3 General health, long - term conditions and acute illnesses 9.3.1 General health 9.3.2 Long - term conditions or illnesses 9.3.3 Health problems and treatment 9.3.4
Birth weight and health in the first year of life 9.4 Accidents 9.4.1 Accident rates 9.4.2 Hospital treatment for accidents 9.4.3
Injuries resulting from accidents 9.5 Development of motor skills 9.6 Development of communication skills 9.7 Parental knowledge of child development 9.8 Parental concerns about development 9.9 Sleep 9.10 Dental health 9.11 Temperament 9.12 Summary 9.13 References