Birth Injuries

Birth Injuries due to Medical Malpractice

A birth injury may occur when a physician, a midwife or a nurse does not react quickly and sufficiently to the signs of patient or fetal distress. Birth injuries also occur when substandard care is provided during the labor and delivery process. The entire family may be devastated by the paralysis, brain damage or death of a baby injured by the negligence of medical professionals.

If your family has lost a baby during childbirth, or you are wondering how to provide care for your child following a disabling birth injury, you may be angry and confused. You should not allow yourself to be pressured into signing an insurance company settlement form. At Lozner & Mastropietro, in Brooklyn, New York, our lawyers have handled birth injury claims and will be happy to provide a complimentary case evaluation. If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, please contact our office.

Our lawyers will help determine if the birth injury was caused by:

• Failure to respond to bleeding
• Delay in ordering a C-section
• Failure to respond to fetal distress
• Improper newborn care after birth
• Failure to respond to umbilical cord distress
• Failure to manage infection

Birth injuries that may occur due to medical negligence include:

• Bone fractures
• Damage to the spinal cord
• Bruising and skin irritation
• Paralysis
• Infections
• Brain damage
• Internal bleeding
• Injury due to forceps
• Cerebral Palsy
• Erb's Palsy / Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Death

A baby with a birth injury may be depressed, pale or blue after birth; have seizures and neurological problems soon after birth; or have permanent brain damage causing Cerebral Palsy, blindness, mental retardation or learning disabilities. If you feel your child's disability or symptoms may have been caused by a birth injury the key may lie in hospital records and pre-natal medical records.

Resources:

To research information about New York State doctors:
http://www.nydoctorprofile.com/search_parameters.jsp

To learn about doctors who have been disciplined or to research your doctor's track record:
http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm#nme

To research medical information:
http://www.medlineplus.gov

To learn about professional misconduct and physician discipline:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm

At Lozner & Mastropietro, our Brooklyn attorneys are dedicated to helping children injured at birth and their families recover the compensation they need. If you believe that your childs birth injury may be the result of a medical mistake, or you have another question for one of our lawyers, please contact us at 1-718-615-0044.

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