10 Apr Seeing the Signs of Medical Negligence at Birth
It can take a long time for a medical negligence case involving an injured baby to work its way through the courts. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time after one of these incidents occurs to actually file the lawsuit. That means that parents have to be working quickly when they feel that negligence caused their child’s birth injuries. Attorneys will generally meet with such parents for free, so there is no reason to delay. These are things to look at when you’re wondering whether or not filing a medical negligence claim is merited.
Delayed Care
Many of the claims filed over birth injuries involve mothers who did not receive care when it was needed. Many of those claims also involved delayed C-sections that may have saved the child from injury if they’d been given in time.
When a doctor knows that a delivery is going to be so dangerous to the mother or the child that injuries are likely to occur, they’ll generally start looking at alternate methods of delivering the child. Caesarian sections can sometimes prevent injuries and even save lives. Many of the claims that are filed over birth injuries every year involve scenarios where the doctor should have delivered a child via C-section but did not, bringing out the injuries.
Procedures and Errors
There are many different technologies and procedures that can be used to deliver a child and not all of them are appropriate for every situation. For instance, some children are delivered using vacuum devices that sometimes cause serious brain injuries to the child. Others are not monitored correctly during birth and end up suffering hypoxia as a result and suffer brain injuries subsequently.
When these errors were avoidable, the doctor involved may be found to have been negligent in delivering care by a jury. They may also opt to settle out of court if they’re certain that they’re going to lose a lawsuit.
Move Fast
You’ll want to start looking for birth injury attorneys as soon as possible after the injuries occur. This ensures that your case gets filed in time and that your attorney has plenty of time to get the evidence they need to support your claim. When you meet with one of these attorneys, don’t worry about not having any medical expertise. They have experts to consult with and are usually very well versed in these types of claims themselves.
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