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Birth injury attorneys focus their legal practice on providing counsel and representation to the families of infants injured before, during or shortly after their birth. Surely one of the most traumatic experiences that could occur is the severe injury of one's baby at birth. Unfortunately, each year thousands of infants in the U.S. suffer a serious birth injury, often resulting in permanent disability or even death.
Although many birth injuries are unavoidable and unpreventable, many others are due to medical malpractice (the provision of substandard medical care). Thus, birth injury attorneys are extremely well versed in the legal field of medical malpractice, including both state and federal laws and regulations.
The majority of birth injury cases concern the infant, but some concern injuries incurred by both the infant and the mother in the perinatal period. A birth injury lawsuit alleging medical malpractice can be a very complex matter, both legally and medically, and an experienced birth injury law firm is the most qualified legal resource that a parent of a birth-injured child can turn to for guidance.
The hospital, physician or midwife, and other healthcare personnel involved in a birth injury case will invariably have legal representation of their own. A plaintiff's birth injury attorney can fully investigate the medical records regarding a baby's birth and his or her pre- and post-natal care, to determine the level of liability held by each party.
For example, many cases of Erb's palsy and cerebral palsy are due to a birth injury, but others are not; the causation of the injury may not be immediately apparent. The examination of a specific case of birth trauma may take a significant amount of effort, time, legal skill and medical knowledge. Law firms experienced in handling birth injury cases will employ or work closely with medical experts that can help with the investigation and provide proof in court if necessary.
If your child suffered an injury before, during or soon after his or her birth and you suspect that the injury was due to medical malpractice, contact us to schedule a complimentary consultation with a birth injury attorney today. You can discuss your concerns, get answers to your questions, and you'll be informed of your legal options.
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