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Birth
Injuries
When a child is born with an injury, the family may be faced with
a future that will involve complicated and prolonged medical care
for that child. In some cases, a birth injury may go undetected for
months or years.
Birth injuries can be caused by mistakes made by doctors or hospitals
during pregnancy and delivery. Excessive force being used to deliver
a child, delaying the performance of a necessary C-section, labor
that is too long or too short or failing to properly anticipate
the size of a child are only a few of the factors that can lead
to a birth injury.
Some types of birth injuries include:
Brain injury
Cerebral Palsy
Erb’s Palsy/ Brachial Palsy/Klumpke’s Palsy
Fractures - fractures of the clavicle or collarbone are most common
Intracranial hemorrhage - bleeding in the baby's head
Spinal cord trauma
Cephalohematoma - an area of bleeding beneath the scalp that can lead to jaundice
Cranial nerve trauma
Caput succedaneum - swelling, bleeding, bruising, or discoloration of the scalp
Depressed skull fractures
Bruising/forceps marks
Facial paralysis
Temporary body paralysis
Group B strep infections - a life threatening bacterium
Spasticity - a condition in which certain muscles are continuously contracted
Soft tissue injuries
Skin irritation
Most parents have no way of knowing what happened to their child
and many do not know where to begin to search for answers. Parents
who have a child who was injured at birth and want to determine
what caused that injury and whether their child has a valid claim
should contact Shearer & Essner, LLP. Our attorneys have successfully
recovered many multi-million dollar settlements for children with
birth injuries and their families.
Call our attorneys now for a free phone consultation at 212-750-4949
or fill out the Contact
us form.
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