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Birth Injuries

Having a baby should be one of the happiest moments in your life. Unfortunately, some parents’ moments are ruined by birth injuries leading to the injury, disability or death of their precious new baby. There are a wide variety of possible birth injuries, as well as their causes. If your baby is injured during birth, you will want to look into the cause of the injury.

If you or someone you love has suffered through the painful experience of a birth injury, our personal injury lawyers can help you get the compensation you need to cover past medical bills, ongoing medical treatments, and for pain and suffering. Contact a personal injury lawyer in your area to review your case.

Common birth injuries include:

• Shoulder dystocia
• Erb’s palsy
• Cerebral palsy
• Retinopathy
• Fractures
• Bruising
• Paralysis
• Caput Succedaneum
• Cephalohematoma
• Persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn (PPHN)

Birth injuries are often caused by complications encountered during the birthing process. Complications may include prolonged labor, fetal distress, or errors on the behalf of the medical staff. Improper medical care by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals when an emergency situation arises such as fetal distress can lead to serious birth injuries.
Birth injuries often reveal themselves through common symptoms, such as
unresponsiveness, bruising, deformities, constant crying, poor muscle control developmental delays, and excessive sleeping.

Birth injuries may result in physical, emotional, and financial issues and challenges for all those involved. For many parents, the financial challenges may be overwhelming. There are laws in place to protect parents from having to carry the burden of those financial challenges. A qualified personal injury lawyer can help you understand your legal rights and seek financial compensation from those responsible for your baby’s birth injury.

If you or someone you love has experienced a birth injury of their child, our personal injury attorneys can help you through the process of getting compensated. Contact a personal injury attorney in your area to get started.

Did you know?
There are approximately 7 birth injuries per 1,000 births annually.
Some of the leading causes of birth injuries are the inappropriate use of a vacuum or forceps during delivery, the failure to recognize fetal distress, and the failure to access the need for a caesarian-section birth.