Riverside Birth Injury Lawyer
One of the happiest moments a parent can experience is giving birth to a healthy baby, but sadly many mothers and babies fall victim to birth injuries that can result in serious catastrophic injuries and even wrongful death to the mother, the baby, or both. While under the care of a doctor during pregnancy, labor and delivery, both mothers and their babies are at a risk of being injured, but because medical professionals are so trusted, people rarely believe this will ever happen to them. When a baby suffers a birth injury, he or she may require constant medical care and supervision for the rest of their life, and this is something no one wishes for their child. When a mother suffers an injury during childbirth, they may also be faced with a lifetime of medical issues that could affect them both physically and emotionally.
Riverside Medical Malpractice Attorney
Birth injuries can occur because of improper care, failure to diagnose, and misdiagnosis of mother and/or baby. For instance, if diabetes goes undiagnosed in the mother it can lead to a very large baby and may result in an emergency C-section. This in turn can put both a mother and baby’s life in grave danger. In the event that a doctor misdiagnoses the proper location of the placenta, it can cause a mother to hemorrhage, possibly resulting in death to her and her unborn child. There are many other serious problems that can result in a lack of oxygen to the baby, premature delivery and other dangers that can have tragic results if they are not caught early enough.
Types of Birth Injuries
A personal injury attorney from our firm can help you if you or your child has suffered injury at any point in the birthing process, and we are fully capable of handle cases involving the following birth injuries:
- Brain Injuries
- Spinal Cord Damage
- Nerve Damage
- Cerebral Palsy
- Erbs Palsy
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Dejerine-Klumpke Palsy
- Paralysis
- Asphyxiation
- Broken bones
- Fractures
- Disabilities
At the Law Office of Michael R. Young, we provide compassionate legal representation to parents who have experienced a birth injury or loss due to negligence on the part of a doctor, anesthesiologist, hospital, nurse, mid-wife, doula or other healthcare personnel. A Riverside birth injury lawyer from our office may be able to file a medical malpractice, personal injury, or wrongful death claim on your behalf in an effort to obtain monetary compensation for medical expenses, loss of wages, mental anguish, pain and suffering and any other costs related to the birth injury.
Please do not delay in hiring a professional Riverside birth injury lawyer if you, your loved one, or your baby is the victim of medical malpractice in California. We offer a free initial consultation to all potential clients and look forward to helping you obtain the compensation you deserve.
Riverside Birth Injuries
Finding out your child has suffered a birth injury is painful. Finding out the birth injury was caused by carelessness or negligence by a medical professional is simply inexcusable. If you and your baby have suffered such a tragedy in Riverside, you should speak with our Riverside birth injury attorneys as soon as possible. You and your baby deserve monetary compensation if your child was born with a birth injury that was caused by the medical professionals or medical facility. Birth injuries almost always affect a child and the family now and into the future.
The Different Kinds of Birth Injuries
All kinds of things can happen during a delivery and while some events are out of anyone's control, others are the direct result of medical staff or a medical facility being careless or negligent. It is in the latter cases that you will have a right to compensation. Therefore, you should speak to an attorney as soon as possible. These are just a few of the more common birth injuries include:
- Brain Damage is by far the most common birth injury to occur. It is caused when a medical professional applies too much pressure to a newborn's skull. The most common cause is when medical devices like forceps or vacuums are incorrectly used.
- Cerebral Palsy usually occurs during the delivery either when the baby is deprived of oxygen or if the baby suffers trauma to the brain.
- Brachial Plexus is the result of a medical professional using far too much force on the neck and shoulders of a newborn when guiding the baby through the birth canal. A brachial plexus injury can result in paralysis and it may also necessitate surgery.
- Paralysis generally occurs because too much pressure is applied by a medical professional while guiding the infant through the birth canal.
All of these are serious injuries more often than not result in complications that almost always require medical intervention and there are almost certain to be lifelong challenges that require caregiving support either by the parents or through an institution..
If your baby suffered birth injuries that you feel were the result of negligence of one or more medical professionals or medical facility in the Riverside area, you should make an appointment with our Riverside law firm as soon as possible and get your free consultation so you can find out what your options are. We can file a personal injury claim for monetary compensation.
Birth Injury and the Financial Cost
Few birth injuries are mild, the majority are serious. The more serious the brain injury the heavier the financial burden the parents will find themselves facing not just today but over the child's lifetime.. Disabilities result in physical and emotional stress to both child and parents, never mind the financial costs can frightening because in many situations the parents don't have the resources to meet these costs. Our Riverside attorneys will work for you to obtain an appropriate settlement to reduce your financial burden and allow you to get the best possible care for your child.
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