Expecting parents look forward to the birth of their child with excitement and joy. You imagine all the milestones and celebrations to come in your child’s life. The possibilities seem endless. A birth injury can change all of that. Birth injuries can cause permanent disabilities or the death of your child. Most birth injuries are preventable and are the result of medical malpractice. If you child has suffered a birth injury our Detroit birth injury attorneys can help.
Types of Birth Injury
Our experienced Detroit birth injury attorneys represent parents with children who have suffered all types of birth injuries including:
- Cerebral palsy and other birth brain injuries
- Erb’s palsy, Klumpe’s palsy, and other brachial plexus injuries
- Spinal cord damage
- Cranial nerve trauma
- Skull fractures
- Clavicle fractures
- Bleeding beneath the scalp
- Bleeding inside the skull
- Bruising from forceps
- Seizures
- Spasticity
- Paralysis
- Untreated jaundice
- Meconium aspiration
- Excessive bleeding
- Infections
- Facial paralysis
- Soft tissue injuries
- Stillbirth
Causes of Birth Injuries
Most birth injuries are the result of medical negligence during pregnancy, delivery, or shortly after delivery. Common causes of birth injuries include:
- Failure to monitor fetus and respond to fetal distress
- Abnormal presentation, including shoulder dystocia
- Failure to perform a timely c-section
- Infections and medical problems in the mother
- Infections and medical problems in the fetus
- Rh incompatibility
- Miscalculation of the size of the fetus
- Pre or post mature delivery due to improper dating
- Administration of improper medications during pregnancy and/or delivery
- Improper use of delivery instruments
- Failure to give oxygen to newborns when needed
If you believe that your child has suffered a birth injury due to medical negligence, please call our Detroit, Michigan medical malpractice attorneys or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.