Obstetrical Malpractice

Birth Injury

A child's birth should be the happiest day in a parent's life. While most deliveries are safe, happy, and healthy life events, the fact remains that doctors and medical personnel can sometimes make mistakes in the delivery room. These critical errors can lead to serious birth trauma for a newborn child, resulting in a lifetime of medical, emotional, and financial complications.

Causes of Birth Injuries

In some cases, birth trauma is caused by the negligence of a doctor, nurse or medical staff involved in the delivery of the injured child. Listed below are a few common causes of birth injuries:

With respect to the imperfect and erratic nature of medicine and childbirth, it is important to recognize when a doctor or nurse's negligence has caused a serious birth injury. In such cases, a parent should consult with an experienced birth injury lawyer who can advise them of their legal options, determine if negligence took place, and help recover compensation for current and future medical costs associated with that injury.

Complications of Birth Trauma

A child that experiences complications during birth, or a birth injury, might develop a significant form of birth trauma. The two most prevalent categories of birth injuries are:

• Nerve damage: which can mean a loss of use of the arms or legs
  
  
• Hypoxia: which can lead to Cerebral Palsy or brain damage

These birth injuries can damage the natural brain development of your child and will not only negatively impact their quality of life, but may prevent them from ever being able to live independently later on. Sadly, most injuries caused by birth complications are irreversible, meaning your child's life will be forever impacted by this mistake. The lifetime costs for the treatment of such medical conditions as Cerebral Palsy can be staggeringly high.

These are just a few of the reasons why you need to ensure your child gets the type and level of medical care they deserve.

Birth Trauma and Personal Injury Lawsuits

If your child has displayed signs of Cerebral Palsy, nerve damage or similar birth trauma, and you suspect she or he is the victim of a birth injury stemming from neglect, then you may consider contacting an experienced injury lawyer in our firm who has handled birth injury lawsuits.

Compensation from personal injury lawsuits can be used to offset birth injury-related costs, including:

This is clearly an emotional time for you and your family. If an insurance attempts to make you offer even before your hire an attorney, it is uncommon for insurance companies to offer you a settlement far below what your child's birth injuries will end up costing your family in medical and therapeutic care.

It's important to have a qualified injury attorney on your side to look out for your family's best interests and to ensure you receive a fair settlement or trial verdict. David Hughes Harris, principal to the firm, has significant experience in birth injury claims, having represented major hospitals in birth injury lawsuits and defended obstetricians in obstetrical malpractice claims.

Contact us today for a free, confidential, and honest evaluation of your birth injury matter.