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Birth Injuries
The delivery of a newborn baby is usually one of the happiest days in a parent’s life. Unfortunately, due to mistakes by obstetricians, anesthesiologists, nurses, or ultrasound technicians, the delivery of a newborn baby is a catastrophic disaster resulting in death or serious permanent injury.
Any Birth Injury is distressing for a child and the entire family. A baby suffering a birth injury such as a brain injury or organ injury frequently requires a lifetime of nursing, special educational needs and rehabilitative care. The cost of such care is massive and can easily run into the millions of dollars. Few families could ever afford such care. As a result, there is a grave risk that the injured child may not have available the requisite care. Therefore, even though no settlement could ever compensate a family for the harm to their child and family, it is critical that the parents consider holding the responsible party (doctor, nurse, hospital, or other medical provider) responsible for the harm they caused such child. Only then, will the necessary resources be available to ensure that the child receives all necessary and appropriate care.
Within the past few years, specific Birth Injuries have been seen with greater frequency. These include:
For the Child | For the Expecting Mother |
Abnormal heart rate (low or high) | Amniotic Fluid Embolism |
Birth Asphyxia | Death |
Breech Presentation | Injuries from Anesthesia |
Brachial Plexus injury | Delay or Failure to Perform Cesarean Sections |
Brain Damage/Mental Retardation | Failure to Diagnose and Treat Preeclampsia |
Caput succedaneum | Injuries from Improperly Performed Episiotomy |
Cephalohematoma | Impaired Sexual Function |
Cerebral Palsy | Incontinence of Bladder or Bowel |
Death | Improper Use of Pitocin |
Decelerations | Massive Hemorrhage |
Developmental Delays | Pregnancy Induced Hypertension/High Blood Pressure |
Erb’s Palsey or Shoulder Dystocia | Sheehan’s Syndrome |
Facial paralysis | Stroke, Hypoxia or Anoxia |
Factures | |
Hip Dysplasia | |
Hypoxia/Anoxia | |
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) | |
Iatrogenic Prematurity | |
Large or Premature Babies | |
Late Decelerations or Severe Variable Decelerations | |
Meconium Aspiration | |
Oxygen Deprivation | |
Seizure Disorder | |
Subconjunctival hemorrhage | |
Swallowed Stool/Feces During Delivery | |
Respiratory Arrest or Distress Syndrome (RDS) | |
Traumatic Forceps Delivery |