• A parent will always remember the birth of their child. You’ve waited for the big day from the moment you found out the news of your pregnancy.
• When you enter the hospital after 9 months of healthy doctor’s visits and tragedy hits, parents start to question how this could have happened.
• A birth injury- how can that be? You should know that you are not alone. In fact, 7 out of every 1,000 newborns, are injured during labor and delivery.
• Did your child suffer an injury that could have been prevented?
• There are several common types of birth injuries that are generally caused because of the negligence of a medical provider:
• Head injury
• Brain bleeds
• Skull, shoulder, leg, arm or collar bone Fractures
• Cerebral, Erbs or Brachial Plexus Palsy
• How do you know if your medical practitioner could have prevented your child’s birth injury?
• Did your medical practitioner check to see if you had a larger than normal baby that could cause birth complications?
• Did your medical practitioner take into account all of your own health complications before delivery?
• Was any and all bleeding responded to appropriately?
• Did your medical practitioner react to umbilical cord compression or entrapment or any other form of fetal distress?
• Was your c-section delayed?
• Did your medical practitioner misuse forceps or a vacuum extractor during delivery?
• Did you receive an inappropriate administration of birth induction drugs?
I’m sure you have many questions concerning you and your child. Our family of lawyers is here to help.
Melissa Rothenberg-Kapustin, Esq.
Visit Us at: http://www.injurylawyer.com/practice-areas/birth-injury/