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About 7 of every 1,000 live births result in some kind of birth injury. While some birth injuries result from genetic predisposition or other unavoidable factors, mistakes made by healthcare professionals before, during, and immediately after the birthing process have also been known to significantly injure newborns.
When medical mistakes cause or contribute to an infant's birth injuries, families will be entitled to compensation for their baby's disability, medical bills and future treatment costs.
Florida birth injury lawyers are committed to providing aggressive, professional representation to help parents of children with birth injuries obtain the full amount of compensation they are entitled to.
Oftentimes, birth injuries are minor, easily treatable and will heal within a few weeks of the birth. Bruises, swelling and minor cuts are among the less serious birth injuries that commonly affect newborns.
On rare occasion, however, babies will sustain incurable birth injuries (such as the following) that can permanently disable them and significantly impair their quality of life:
Other significant birth injuries may include:
Birth injuries are most likely to occur when unpredicted or unforeseen events arise during the birthing process. Such factors may include:
On these occasions, it's more likely that doctors and nurses will make mistakes, such as the following, that will cause birth injuries:
In many cases, the damage done by birth injuries won't be diagnosed until a few months after birth, as it takes several weeks for infants to display signs of impaired movement or cognition.
However, as soon as a newborn is diagnosed with a severe birth injury, it's essential that parents:
During a free initial consultation, Florida birth injury lawyers will:
For an honest assessment of your Florida birth injury case, contact us today.
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