How To Know If You Need A Birth Injury Lawyer

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When a baby is born, it is every parent's hope and prayer that she will come into the world in a perfect body, with all the tools she needs to grow up to be a happy and productive member of society. Thankfully, most babies and their mothers make it through the stressful birthing process with very few, if any, problems. But for some, what should be a joyful day often ends in tragedy: their baby has a significant physical defect or injury. But how do parents know if they need a birth injury lawyer? Here's more about it.

What about birth defects?

Medical malpractice lawyers only get involved in a birth injury if it comes as a result of negligence or improper treatment by health care professionals. Although the discovery of congenital birth defects in a baby can be tragic and stressful for her family, these are unfortunate natural occurrences and are therefore not grounds for litigation. In other words, if your baby was born with a hole in the heart, has Down's Syndrome, or other severe birth defects that were not caused by the treatment received by a medical professional during the pregnancy or birth, hiring a malpractice lawyer will probably do little to no good.

How to know if medical malpractice may have occurred

A claim for medical malpractice is valid if a lawyer can prove that the injuries to a baby were caused solely by a doctor's negligence or through substandard care. In many cases, malpractice can result in severe brain injury, lifelong paralysis, or even death. Some of the most common symptoms of birth injuries include:

-- Bone fractures
-- Paralysis due to spinal cord damage
-- Internal bleeding
-- Head injury due to improper forceps use
-- Cerebral Palsy
-- Brachial Plexus (nerve damage to the arm or hand due to shoulder pulling during delivery).

Any one of these conditions may result in the family having to expend huge sums of money over the child's lifetime to treat the injuries or to provide for her needs if she cannot take care of herself, work, or live on her own. It is perfectly legitimate for families to seek legal redress under these circumstances, and a trained and experienced attorney who specializes in medical malpractice cases should be consulted immediately to avoid statute of limitations issues.

Having a baby suffer needlessly at the hands of incompetent medical professionals is a tragedy for all involved: don't be afraid to ask for help.

About the Author:
The Law Firm of Gayle Lewis (http://www.attorneylewis.com/)is a boutique plaintiff medical malpractice litigation Firm with offices in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Art Gib is a freelance writer.



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