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United States statistics about birth trauma and cognitive impairment reveal that two to seven of every one thousand births will involve injury during childbirth. This means that nearly two million children suffer a birth injury every year in America. In terms of birth trauma and cognitive impairment, child birth injuries that result in death or serious impairment are often the most devastating to the victims and their families. There are different causes of birth trauma and cognitive impairment including: fetal or maternal health complications, inadequate prenatal care, difficult child birth process, and/or medical negligence.
Medical negligence may be the cause of birth trauma and cognitive impairment in cases where a medical professional fails to exercise the same degree of care, skill, and prudence that a professional would otherwise provide under similar conditions. Medical negligence that may lead to birth trauma and cognitive impairment can include any of the following: failure to diagnose and treat prenatal risk factors, use of unnecessary force during childbirth, performing an unnecessary or inappropriate medical technique during delivery, failing to account for risk factors, and more.
When medical negligence is the cause of birth trauma and cognitive impairment, the victim may be eligible to seek restitution in a medical negligence lawsuit. Through a personal injury lawsuit, the victim of birth trauma and cognitive impairment may be able to receive compensation for related medical expenses, loss of income or earning potential, disability, psychological suffering and more.
There are many birth traumas that can lead to cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment is defined as unfavorable changes in how a person thinks, behaves, and reacts to emotion. Birth trauma and cognitive impairment injuries can range from mild memory or learning problems, to the inability to function independently. Prenatal complications, lack of proper prenatal care, lack of oxygen to the child during birth, an entangled umbilical cord, forceful vacuum or forceps techniques, and other complications can all lead to birth trauma and cognitive impairment.
One of the most common conditions related to birth trauma and cognitive impairment is known as cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a blanket term used to describe injury to the brain that occurs between fetal development and the third year of life and causes damage to the brain that leads to motor deficits and other types of physical and cognitive impairment. Approximately ten to twenty percent of all cerebral palsy cases involve birth trauma and cognitive impairment factors.
The consequences of birth trauma and cognitive impairment can be temporary or permanent, mild or severe. When birth trauma and cognitive impairment require rehabilitation, a number of specialists may be necessary to help a patient recover. In more serious birth trauma and cognitive impairment cases, rehabilitation can be a lifelong endeavor.
If you or a loved one has suffered birth trauma and cognitive impairment, you may wish to contact a qualified attorney who can protect your legal rights.
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