Did your baby have a hematoma due to medical negligence?
Every mother looks forward to the day she will deliver her little one. This event is exciting and nerve racking all in one. Mothers are anxious to see their newborn, yet nervous about how it will go. Unfortunately, circumstances can arise during the delivery process and certain actions need to occur to bring the baby safely into the world.
Complications during childbirth occur when the baby is not passing through the birth canal properly. A baby might get turned around and start to come out sideways, or he or she might get an arm stuck in mom’s pelvic area. Doctors need to use specific tools, at times, to help with the birth. It is these situations that could represent a danger to an unborn baby.
The FDA reports that, in the past four years, there have been 12 deaths and 9 fatal injuries occurred in newborns. The injuries happened due to medical malpractice related to the use of vacuum extraction equipment. These medical tools are used to assist with difficult deliveries. Doctors use equipment such as vacuum extraction more often now than they did years ago. Other incidents involve improper use of forceps.
When a hematoma happens to an infant, treatments might be necessary. Medications, therapy or other items may be helpful for a baby’s health and recovery, but they cost money. Some folks do not have the finances to get their child the help he or she needs.
Goldberg & Osborne have many years of experience with medical malpractice birth injuries.
If you are struggling to pay for medical expenses for a child who had a birth related hematoma, you may be eligible for compensation for the medical negligence.
What are the signs of a brain hematoma?
The following signs may be evident with this birth injury: spread out head swelling, paleness, shock, hypotension, overly fast heartbeat and a higher than normal respiratory rate. All incidents of infant hematoma should be reported, to ensure medical facilities are properly delivering babies and so people can get compensation they deserve.
Goldberg & Osborne’s birth injury attorneys have many years of experience with medical negligence.
Doctors are responsible for the mother and baby during the time of delivery and afterwards. He or she should be following a complete duty of care, medically and ethically speaking. Every mother who enters a medical establishment at the time when her baby is due to arrive puts all faith in her doctor. She believes wholeheartedly that he or she will take very good care of her and her infant.
Sad, but true, occasions do exist when babies suffer from injuries that could have been prevented, due to the fact that a doctor made an error in medical judgment. Nonetheless, whether the judgment was in error or not is irrelevant. When an innocent infant receives a brain hematoma and suffers with other complications, the baby and the parents go through a lot of emotional, physical and financial stress.
If your infant has or had a hematoma at the time of his or her birth, you could be entitled to compensation to help pay those medical bills. Getting your baby the health care he or she needs is top priority for you and for us!
If you feel like you have a claim for medical malpractice, please contact Goldberg & Osborne. You can contact us by phone or by filling out and submitting our brief online form. Call us at (800) 318-6316. A legal expert will contact be in touch with you shortly to assess your case and gather any other information necessary to proceed. Please keep in mind that each state has time limits for filing medical malpractice cases, so try not to delay or the time may run out.
