Birth Injury Attorneys – Edgar Law Firm
Birth injury is physical damage an infant suffers during the birthing process. Although most birth injuries are minor and heal over time, in rare cases infants may sustain life-long, debilitating injuries as a result of medical malpractice. The most devastating injuries sustained by infants during birth include brain damage and/or nerve damage that may lead to permanent disability. When caused by mistakes due to negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse or other medical professional, the child and his/her family might be entitled to compensation.
Medical malpractice is defined as negligence by act or omission on the part of a healthcare provider in which the care provided deviates from standards of practice and causes injury or death to the patient. The distinguished Santa Rosa / Petaluma birth injury attorneys at Edgar Law Firm have unique expertise gained through years of experience, which will allow them to identify whether negligence led to your child’s birth injury.
Birth Injury in Santa Rosa / Napa
Because delivering a child is a complex and often-complicated process, it can be extremely difficult for parents to determine the cause of their child’s injury. In such cases, parents should speak to an experienced personal injury attorney. The legal team comprised of talented Santa Rosa birth injury attorneys at Edgar Law Firm have expert knowledge and the necessary resources to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the birth injury and determine whether there are grounds for a personal injury claim.
Although infants may sustain a number of injuries during the birthing process, the more serious injuries include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Brachial plexus palsy
- Facial paralysis
- Fractures
A number of natural factors may lead to birth injury; however, a large percentage of birth injuries are caused by avoidable mistakes, delays and other forms of negligence by medical doctors and hospital staff.
The most common errors that lead to serious birth injury include:
- Delayed diagnosis of a breeched baby
- Failure to perform a C-section
- Failure to recognize signs of fetal distress
- Failure to recognize symptoms of hypoxia (lack of oxygen)
- Failure to follow safety procedures
Due to the risks during the birthing process, medical professionals must take precautions to reduce and/or prevent birth injury and might be held liable when they fail to do so. However, in order to prove negligence, an investigation is often necessary.
Santa Rosa Birth Injury Liability and Compensation
The accomplished Santa Rosa birth injury attorneys of Edgar Law Firm work with a number of experts who can help determine whether your child’s birth injury was caused by negligence. In fact, a Santa Rosa birth injury lawyer from Edgar Law Firm may be able to gain access to neonatal records, labor records, CT scans, ultrasounds and other medical records, which will allow him or her to effectively investigate the circumstance of the pregnancy care and medical treatment leading to the infant’s injury. A serious deviation from the standard care may be an indication of malpractice that could result in a birth injury lawsuit.
If you believe your child’s birth injury was caused by a wrongful error on the part of a healthcare provider, please contact an informed and experienced personal injury Lawyer Napa and Santa Rosa victims trust to help them obtain rightful compensation from the responsible party. Contact Edgar Law Firm at (800) 545-6409.
The Edgar Law Firm’s Santa Rosa lawyers serve clients throughout Northern California, including Novato, Napa and Petaluma, and specialize in an array of negligence cases that are the cause of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, burn injury and wrongful death.
