Washington Birth Injuries Lawyer

Common Birth Injuries

The Washington birth injury lawyers of D'Amore Law Group, have handled many cases involving birth injury and medical negligence lawsuits.  We understand the difficult emotional period you and your loved ones are likely experiencing if your newborn has been inflicted with a birth injury as a result of a health care provider’s recklessness, and we are here to protect your rights to compensation for your current and future medical expenses as well as other damages.

While there are always risks involved in the birthing process, most of them are preventable and avoidable with proper medical care and treatment.  The obstetrician, doctors, and nurses that handle you and your child should be able to recognize obvious risk factors, but when they fail to do so it can have dangerous consequences for you and your child.  Below we provide some Washington common newborn injuries and their causes and detail the conditions that can result due to medical incompetence.

Birth Injury Causes

• Forcep use, vacuum extraction:  These are common tools used when birth becomes difficult, however if used incorrectly there are many injuries that can result.
• Failure to identify birth risks (large baby, breech position)
• Oxygen deprivation caused by a tangled umbilical cord or blood loss
• Dystocia or extended labor
• Baby’s size or position: Doctor’s may fail to identify possible common risks associated with these factors, or fail to take appropriate action.

Types of Birth Injuries

• Subconjunctival hemorrhage
• Caput succedaneum (scalp swelling)
• Brachial palsy, Erb’s palsy
• Cerebral palsy
• Clavicle bone fractures (collarbone fractures)
• Brain damage
• Shoulder dystocia (can cause spinal cord and nerve injuries)

Birth related medical malpractice can also include hospital and nursing care the child receives after they are born, such as a hospital’s failure to treat an infection or other problem.

Please call D'Amore Law Group at  800-905-4676 or fill out our web form for a free consultation regarding your birth injury medical malpractice case so that we can provide you the representation you need to obtain the compensation you deserve.