Seattle Birth Injury Lawyers
A new baby in the family should be cause for celebration, not shock, fear, anger or worry. Unfortunately, complications during delivery can lead to a number of birth injuries that can impact the future of your beloved baby and even endanger mother and child. The Bernard Law Group understands both the implications of birth injury and the impact it can have on families whose lives are forever changed by conditions such as Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, and other birth injuries.
Though births are safer each year, the incidence of birth injury, a term referring to damage to an infant that is sustained during the process of labor and childbirth, is all too high in the United States. Between six and eight babies per 1,000 born are traumatized during birth due to restricted oxygen or blood flow, traction, medical malpractice, or compression due to forceps or suction devices. And the impact can be life-threatening and life-long, with results ranging from skull fractures and abrasions to brain injury, hematomas and even cerebral palsy.
A baby's head, bones, brain, and nerves can all sustain damage during childbirth. While susceptibility to birth injury can seem random, some factors such as a mother's small birth canal, breech delivery, need for C-section, or large fetus can lead to specific birth injuries. Some birth injuries cannot be prevented - but others are due to negligent doctors who commit malpractice.
When doctors make mistakes that lead to birth injury, parents have the right to sue them in civil court for monetary and punitive damages related to their child's injury. Common mistakes include misdiagnosis of a newborn, failure to properly deal with preterm labor or order a C-section, uncalled-for or botched use of suction or forceps, or failure to appropriately respond to situations such as bleeding or to anticipate complications during a delivery.
If your baby sustained a birth injury due to a doctor's malpractice, you have an ally in The Bernard Law Group. We specialize in representing victims of personal injury and have collected millions of dollars in damages on behalf of our clients. Experienced, compassionate and skilled in this complicated area of the law, we have what it takes to fight - and win - on behalf of your baby. Are you interested in filing a birth injury lawsuit? Contact The Bernard Law Group today for more information and a free telephone consultation.
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, CALL TODAY FOR A FREE CONSULTATION!
