One of the most devastating situations you can face is when your newborn child suffers an injury, particularly when it could have been avoided. In far too many situations, debilitating injuries to infants are simply unnecessary, the result of human error. Unfortunately, many tiny infants do not have the physical strength and stamina to effectively respond to and recover from serious birth trauma.
Though the birth of a child is often considered a miracle, it nonetheless requires a certain standard of care from doctors, nurses, hospitals and other caregivers. Far too often, injury results because of a lack of communication between medical professionals, which can manifest in a number of different ways:
Birth injuries can also stem from simple negligence by a medical professional:
There are circumstances where doctors and nurses work can also contribute to conditions that increase the risk of birth injury: they may work more than 8 hours on a shift, and may work a number of lengthy shifts in a row. Many facilities are understaffed, and many have either unqualified or poorly trained employees.
To schedule an appointment with an experienced Philadelphia personal injury lawyer, contact us by e-mail or call our office at 215-622-2210 in Philadelphia, 610-563-2186 in the Lehigh Valley, or toll free at 800-228-1760. There is no charge for your first consultation.
We handle all birth injury claims on a contingency basis. We won’t charge attorney fees unless we recover compensation for your losses.
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