What do I need to know about birth injuries?

Malpractice has the potential to cause injury to both the mother and child. Conditions such as eclampsia and pre eclampsia may go unrecgnized and unchecked which may lead to death or permanent injury to both mother and child. Very often, infections may develop as the result of improper treatment.

In newborn infants, injuries to the arms and hands are often the result of careless medical practitioners. These injuries are known as Brachial Plexus or Erb's palsy. Injury to a newborn's brain is often the result of failing to properly monitor the labor and delivery process and may result in Cerebral Palsy.

Obstetrical management errors include:

Failure to recognize or respond to bleeding.

Failure to recognize or respond to a prolapsed umbilical cord.

Failure to recognize fetal distress.

Failure to recognize infections.

Failure to perform a Cesarean Section in a timely manner.

Misuse of forceps or vacuum extractors

When a baby is improperly positioned in the birth canal, there are several dangers that may be present. In many cases, birth may be hazardous or even impossible. There are several signs available to alert an obstetrician to potential problems that will help him or her take the proper steps to prevent birth injury or brain injury.

Sonograms can show the baby's position and blood tests are able to determine conditions such as diabetes. These tests are simple to administer and may help avoid tragic results.

A cesarean section is sometimes necessary because a physician may delay in making important injuries, and the child may end up suffering irreversible injuries.

Cerebral palsy and brain injury is often the result of insufficient oxygen reaching the brain of the newborn prior to birth.The oxygen supply may be interfered with by the premature separation of the placenta--also known as abruptio placenta--by a placental cord being intertwined around the neck of the fetus, umbilical cord prolapse, unusual position of the baby in the birth canal or labor that is extended too long.

Other times, drugs such as Pitocin, which are used to stimulate labor, can have a horrible effect on the fetus. This drug may result in unnatural contractions that may severely limit the amount of oxygen the fetus receives.

If any of these things have happened to you, don't hesitate to contact a birth injury attorney. At the Rasansky Law Firm, our team of medical experts and experienced birth injury attorneys will be able to help you with ever step of your birth injury claim. Contact us now, by calling 1 800 ATTORNEY.