Birth Injury Malpractice

Birth Injury

Through the course of delivery, a baby can experience personal injuries that should not be associated with the joyous act of giving birth to a child. These calamities may result in serious developmental issues for the baby and may even result in a casualty. We can help you with any litigation regarding the injury of your child through childbirth.

Contact our New York Birth Injury Attorney, at Weinstein, Chase, Messinger and Peters

Causes of Birth Injury

A difficult birth or injury to the baby can occur because of the baby’s size or the position during labor and delivery. A birth injury is categorized as any type of damage or injury afflicted to an infant's body before, during, or slightly after the child's birth. Complications through the course of pregnancy or labor can result in a wide variety of complications for a newborn baby. Birth injuries vary greatly - from very minor to being so severe as to cause the death of the infant.

There are many different possible causes for birth injuries, including:

• Erbs Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Breech Delivery
• Delayed Cesarean Section
• Failure to notice Fetal Distress | Page 2
• Placenta Abruption
• Medical Negligence
• Brachial Plexus

As a result of a birth injury or defect, an infant may be afflicted with the following:

• Mental Retardation
• Cerebral Palsy
• Epilepsy
• Autism

A child may sustain brain injuries due to a variety of causes, including accidents or other trauma, infection, lack of oxygen, etc. All of these can occur during childbirth.

Please contact us if you have had any related experience with birth injuries due to medical malpractice.

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Did You Know What type of compensation are typically included in a settlement? A typical med mal claim will include compensation for pain and suffering, payment of accumulated expenses for treating the injury caused by the doctor neglect and reimbursement for any past, present or future financial losses that you have incurred as a result of the neglect. However, this varies by State.

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