During labor and delivery, the lives of both mother and child are in the hands of doctors, nurses and physicians. While most deliveries don’t result in life-threatening complications, it’s always a possibility. Facility staff member should be prepared for anything.
What Is a Birth Injury?
Birth injury – injury that occurs immediately prior to during, or shortly after childbirth and that can cause extremely negative consequences for both the mother and the baby.
Also, a birth injury can be any type of trauma to mother or infant that results in injury or death due to negligence, malpractice, or medical mistakes. Birth injuries are types of medical malpractices in which the parents, or surviving parent, can go to the Florida civil courts in order to pursue compensation.
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How do you Choose the Right Birth Injury Lawyer?
Incompetence and unpreparedness can lead to injuries to the patient and her infant. Birth injuries can temporarily or permanently disable the child, leading to a variety of conditions. In the event that your child suffered an injury during labor or delivery, discuss your case with our compassionate and skilled Fort Lauderdale birth injury attorneys at Chalik & Chalik. We can help you fight for justice and receive compensation for you birth injury. Call us today for a free and confidential consultation.
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Common Causes of Birth Injury
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No parent wants to discover his/her child has suffered a serious injury during childbirth. It’s even worse to discover that someone’s due care could have prevented the tragedy. If your child sustained a broken bone, brain damage, fetal infections, or other harms during labor and delivery, he/she may have been the victim of medical malpractice. Debi and Jason Chalik at the Law Offices of Chalik & Chalik want to help you seek justice for your infant and for the mother if applicable.
- Physician negligence
- Improper equipment use
- Hypoxia
- Lack of training
- Unsanitary equipment
- Surgical errors
- Machine failure
In any of these situations, there is an individual or entity liable for mother and infant injuries. It is possible to bring a claim against a doctor as an independent contractor or a hospital/birthing center as an entity for these harms. A medical malpractice lawsuit on the grounds of a birth injury can lead to compensation for past and future medical bills, ongoing treatments, live-in care, and other expenses.
For a free legal consultation with a Chalik & Chalik lawyer serving Fort Lauderdale, call (954) 476-1000
What are the Most Common Birth Injuries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
A birth injury can occur when a doctor gives negligent prenatal care, fails to monitor fetal heart rate during labor, does not order or perform an emergency cesarean section, or misuses birthing tools. Birth injuries are often very serious and can have lasting negative results for the infant or mother.
- Undiagnosed diseases in infant or mother
- Failure to identify birth defects
- Maternal/fetal bleeding
- Fetal distress
- Lack of oxygen to infant’s brain
- Umbilical cord complications
- Infections
- Maternal health complications
- Placental abnormalities
- Failure to identify preeclampsia
- Surgical errors during c-section
- Shoulder dystocia
Our birth injury attorneys in Fort Lauderdale can help you to protect your right and file birth injury lawsuit.
How Our Fort Lauderdale Birth Injury Lawyers Can Help and WHEN SHOULD YOU CONTACT A BIRTH INJURY LAWYER?
Some birth injuries cause serious conditions such as cerebral palsy and Erb’s palsy. A negligent physician could cause cerebral palsy by failing to monitor the baby during labor and birth, resulting in injury to the infant’s brain from lack of oxygen. One mistake can affect the infant’s entire life – as well as endanger the life of the mother. In these situations, parents have the right to hold the at-fault physicians and/or healthcare facility legally responsible. Don’t suffer the financial burden of a birth injury due to another’s negligence; count on experienced birth injury attorneys in Fort Lauderdale for professional assistance. To discuss the cost of a birth injury lawyer call the Law Offices of Chalik and Chalik today for a free consultation.
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