Birth Injuries

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Birth injuries can happen at any time during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or shortly after birth. Although some birth injuries are unavoidable and minor, others are caused by medical errors and have devastating consequences. Medical malpractice happens far too frequently. Medical malpractice is responsible for countless birth injuries each year, resulting in conditions ranging from cerebral palsy and mental retardation, to Erb's pasly.

Birth injury litigation involves highly complex medical and legal issues. At The Abelson Law Firm, our attorneys and staff have the experience and qualifications required to handle these cases and achieve outstanding results for our clients.

Parents of children born with disabilities often feel overwhelmed when first learning of their child's birth injury. During this time, parents are faced with difficult decisions. Given the emotional upheaval surrounding birth injuries, it is hard to think beyond what are clearly the most important issues: the child's health and getting necessary services and care. Our attorneys and staff are committed to helping families during these extraordinarily challenging times. As part of our service, and at no cost to the family, we thoroughly investigate the child's condition and determine whether it was caused by careless medical treatment.

The following are examples of medical errors that cause birth injuries:

• Failure to properly monitor a woman's condition during pregnancy
• Failure to diagnose and/or treat premature rupture of the membranes (bag of waters)
• Failure to refer a woman with high-risk pregnancy symptoms to an obstetrician specializing in high-risk pregnancies
• Delay in ordering cesarean section (c-section) when medically necessary
• Reading or analyzing prenatal tests incorrectly
• Failure to note and respond to changes in the fetus' condition during labor or delivery
• Failure to anticipate birth complications with a larger baby
• Failure to monitor and treat maternal health complications
• Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding
• Failure to observe or respond to umbilical cord entrapment
• Failure to respond to fetal distress (including irregularities in the fetal heartbeat)
• Failure to diagnose and/or treat infection
• Improper/excessive use of vacuum extraction or forceps during delivery
• Failure to timely diagnose and/or treat placenta previa or placental abruption
• Performing a traumatic delivery
• Failure to act upon signs of oxygen deprivation in the fetus

If your child has suffered a birth injury, feel free to contact us. We will promptly evaluate your child's condition and thoroughly investigate whether the disability was caused by medical negligence. This initial investigation is done at no cost to you.

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If you have questions regarding any type of birth injury, please contact us online or by phone at 202-331-0600 or toll free 1-888-797-4242 for a free consultation.

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