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What are the consequences of negligent labor and delivery?

Children, parents, and families often spend the rest of their lives dealing with the consequences of negligent labor and delivery. You have the legal right to be compensated for your financial losses and emotional suffering and need an experienced birth injury lawyer who knows how to file these types of claims, prove professional negligence, and project the expenses your family will bear throughout your child’s lifetime.

What happens if a child has a birth injury?

Whether a birth injury results in physical injuries, mental impairment, or even death, there is a legal claim to be made against the medical staff that negligently allowed those injuries to occur. Parents need to pursue these claims to pay for their child’s extensive medical and care needs.

What are some examples of injuries that can happen during delivery?

Physical injuries are most commonly associated with the mechanics of delivery. If a doctor is not careful, it is possible to break bones or injure a child’s nerves. One common example of this is Bell’s palsy. According to Medline Plus, this condition is the loss of voluntary muscle movement in an infant’s face due to pressure on the facial nerve just before or at the time of birth.

Can a parent file a wrongful death claim against a negligent provider?

Sadly, some birth injuries are fatal. Parents have the legal right to file a wrongful death claim against the negligent medical providers when death occurs, as well as the medical facility that employed them.

Can a doctor cause brain damage?

A doctor’s negligence during labor and delivery can also cause a child to suffer brain damage. Even mild oxygen deprivation during labor and delivery can lead to permanent mental disabilities. Obstetricians have a professional obligation to ensure that labor is progressing in a timely fashion. If labor is delayed, a doctor must consider other methods of progressing the labor forward, such as inducing with medication or delivering the baby via a cesarean section. Failure to appropriately evaluate and respond to such a condition can constitute medical malpractice.

About Keener Law Offices PLC

Susan Wilson Keener received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1984 from Indiana University School of Law. Her undergraduate degree was earned magna cum laude from DePauw University where she was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In private practice for 26 years, she opened her own firm of Keener Law Offices, PLC in 2005.

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