Did your baby suffer from preventable birth injuries due to complications?
Birth injuries occur for a variety of reasons. Brain injuries due to complications and umbilical cord strangulation are a couple of difficulties encountered during childbirth. Common disorders from birth injuries are Erb’s Palsy and Cerebral Palsy.
Other types of birth injuries include:
• Caput Succeadeum (head injury)
• Bone fractures (Arms, skull, shoulders or elbows)
• Facial paralysis (Too much pressure on the baby’s face during delivery)
• Subconjunctival hemorrhage (Blood vessels in a baby’s eyes may rupture)
• Lacerations and bruising from the use of forceps
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Cephalohematoma
• Shoulder Dystocia
There are times when birth injuries occur suddenly and for no apparent reason. You have the right to expect medical professionals to be prepared for situation that arise during childbirth. A doctor should be ready to act quickly and carefully, especially if medical equipment is necessary to assist with the delivery. If your baby suffered injuries at birth or died due to medical negligence, you have legal rights.
Goldberg & Osborne wants people to be aware of their legal rights with birth injuries.
How do I know if Medical Negligence was a factor in my child’s birth injuries?
Medical negligence means that a doctor did not provide the appropriate standard of care while treating the patient. If a baby or the mother was injured during childbirth, medical negligence could be the reason why the injuries occurred. Failing to respond to fetal distress in a timely manner, or using medical equipment improperly, are examples of medical negligence that may have been a factor in the newborn’s injuries. Additionally, failing to diagnose specific diseases or health problems
Birth injuries occur for numerous reasons. Some may be unpreventable, but others can be connected to medical negligence. If your baby was born with a birth injury, and you believe it was because your doctor failed to do everything possible to prevent it, you may have a claim.
Be aware of your state’s statute of limitations. Every state sets deadlines for filing claims for medical malpractice and childbirth injuries. No matter which state you live in, we encourage you to contact us today, before your time expires for filing a claim.
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