Call Today: 800-905-5988
Contact us for free information or to start a free case review.
When labor and delivery complications arise, it's more likely that healthcare professionals will make mistakes and that infants will suffer a traumatic birth injury. Experts estimate that about seven in every 1,000 newborns suffer a birth injury each year in the U.S.
While some birth injuries are treatable and won't seriously affect an infant's quality of life, in the most severe cases, injured infants will need lifelong support even for the simplest tasks (such as breathing, eating and moving around).
Newborns who have suffered a birth injury (and their families) will be entitled to a settlement by pursuing a medical malpractice lawsuit against the medical professional responsible for the injury.
Common types of birth injuries include:
Severe cases of any of the above birth injuries will require lifelong treatment, which may include (but aren't limited to):
In most cases, medical mistakes are most likely to occur when:
Birth injuries typically occur when one (or more) of the following medical mistakes has been made:
Additionally, doctors' and nurses' failure to detect and treat the following problems during labor may also result in birth injury:
Infants who have suffered a birth injury (and their families) can find out more about their legal rights by meeting with an experienced medical malpractice attorney for a free initial consultation.
During this meeting, prospective plaintiffs can:
To encourage injured parties to stand up for their legal rights, malpractice attorneys will delay payment for their services until or unless a settlement or court award is recovered.
Has your child suffered a birth injury? If so, contact us today to talk to an experienced birth injury lawyer who can thoroughly evaluate your case and help you recover compensation to help cover the costs of your child’s injury.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that some birth injuries may be significantly more common among babies conceived with fer...
Several settlements have recently been reached in cases involving an Oklahoma County jail where there have been several reports of abuse and even deaths during childbirth.
The lawsuits claim the jail isn’t offering adeq...
An Ohio woman was awarded more than $22 million for severe and permanent birth injuries sustained by her daughter in 1997.
After a five week...
Copyright © 2001 - 2009 Online Lawyer Source | Legal Marketing Site Designed by eJustice