Infant Birth Injuries Attorney Atlanta | Infant Birth Injuries Lawyer Athens Georgia

Infant Birth Injuries Attorney Atlanta Georgia

Infant Birth Injuries Lawyer Athens Georgia

Many birth injuries are obvious. Parents are aware of swelling and bruises on their child's head, face, shoulders, or torso soon after the birth of the child. When a baby has a paralyzed face, only part of the face will move and react to stimulus. Some injuries are not physically apparent until later in the child's development.

Brain injuries, such as cerebral palsy, may not show signs or symptoms until nearly one year of age. Birth injuries can be caused during fetal development, at or during the birthing process, or shortly after birth.

There are many different causes of birth injuries, and most are not serious and heal within a few weeks. Temporary loss of nerve or muscle function - caused by pressure, swelling, or bruising through the birthing process may resolve itself within a few weeks to months following birth. However, nerves may be irreparably harmed, and the resulting damage may be permanent.

Birth injuries can be physically apparent such as bruising and swelling on your baby’s head, face, shoulders, or torso. Often times, these are superficial injuries that are not permanent and heal within a few weeks. However, there are more serious birth injuries that can occur shortly before, during, or after delivery that can cause devastating neurological injury such as Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy.

Discovering that your newborn has a serious medical problem is devastating. Many parents feel overwhelmed, confused, and uncertain. They are determined to do what's best for their child but they are fearful that they won't be able to do enough when faced with the realities of a serious condition like cerebral palsy or brain damage.

And many parents are haunted by the question, "Could this have been prevented?"

Medical malpractice is the cause of some birth injuries. It occurs when nurses, midwives, obstetricians, or anesthesiologists fail to provide the standard level of medical care before, during or after childbirth.

• Did the staff fail to identify fetal distress on the fetal heart monitor?
  
• Did they fail to take prompt action to prevent brain damage from lack of oxygen to the baby?
  
• Did the obstetrician carefully track and treat any existing or developing medical conditions of the mother, including high blood pressure and gestational diabetes?
  
• Were the staff alert to problems during the delivery, such as wrong positioning of the baby, stalled or prolonged labor, or too large a baby to be delivered vaginally?
  
• Did they delay a cesarean section too long?
  

Whatever the damage or injury, we understand that no amount of money can make things right. At the same time, the economic and quality of life costs associated with most birth injuries are staggering. We routinely partner with some of the nations leading medical professionals, accountants, life care planners, economists and other experts to calculate the true costs and seek the full financial compensation you will need to move forward in life. Please contact us for a free consultation.

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