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The
process of labor and delivery is highly complicated and extremely
unpredictable. As parents, we trust that our doctors and medical
professionals will guide us through the process of childbirth
with the highest standards of care. Each doctor must be able
to make split-second decisions to protect the health and safety
of the newborn. It is when trained physicians fail to notice
warning signs or deviate from the accepted standards of care
that children are harmed unnecessarily. |
The
attorneys at Birth Injury Lawyer Michigan want to protect
you from this type of medical negligence.
The most serious birth injuries are those that affect a child's
brain. A lack of oxygen during delivery (hypoxia), or bleeding
within the skull or brain is usually what causes birth injuries
and often results in irreversible brain damage. A shortage of
oxygen can be caused by a number of things, including an unusual
birth position, the placenta separating from the uterus wall
too early, a problem with circulation in the umbilical cord,
or a labor that is too long or too short. Most medical malpractice
claims that stem from this cause of injury allege that doctors
or medical professionals failed to anticipate, recognize or
react to these dangerous scenarios. Use of excessive force,
failure to properly anticipate the size of the child, and failure
to order a C-section are other factors that can lead to birth
injuries. |
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| OVERVIEW:
BIRTH INJURY |
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Complications in the process
of labor and delivery can result in a wide variety of problems
for a newborn baby. These problems, known collectively as birth
injuries, can be mild or severe.
One major cause is oxygen deprivation, which commonly occurs
when the umbilical cord is compressed or twisted in the birth
process. The other main cause is mechanical trauma, which may
occur when the baby assumes an unusual |
position at the time of birth
(buttocks rather than head first, for example) or when the baby
is too large to pass through the birth canal easily.
Numerous birth injuries are caused by mistakes made by doctors
or hospitals during delivery. Birth injuries can occur if excessive
force is applied in the delivery of a child or there is a delay
in performing a necessary C-section delivery. Birth injuries
can also occur if the delivery team fails to properly anticipate
the size of a child, causing a turbulant delivery.
Birth injuries are most often caused by operative deliveries,
whether vaginal or abdominal than spontaneous deliveries. Birth
injuries have been reported to occur in 27 of 1,000 live births.
Common Birth Injuries are: Cerebral Palsy, Temporary Paralysis,
Brain Damage, Erb's Palsy, Fractured Collar Bone, Klumpke's
Palsy and Brachial Plexus Palsy.
The most serious birth injuries are those that affect the brain.
They are caused by oxygen deprivation or bleeding within the
skull or brain. These injuries vary greatly in severity. They
may lead to long-term seizure disorders or cause cerebral palsy
or mental retardation. |
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Cerebral
Palsy Causes
Below are examples of known causes of cerebral palsy. Unfortunately,
this condition is not always explainable.
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But
when it results from a birth injury, a law firm such as ours can investigate
to find what went wrong. Click here for a free birth
injury evaluation.
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In general, cerebral palsy is a condition caused by restricted
or delayed oxygen flow to the brain in the unborn or newborn
baby. Severity depends upon the section of brain affected.
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Specifically,
the damage results from inadequate blood flow to the brain and/or
inadequate concentrations of oxygen in brain tissue.
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Other,
less common factors can contribute to brain damage causes of
cerebral palsy, such as unusual viruses, mother-child blood
type conflict, or accidental head trauma.
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This
unfortunate disability is sometimes not preventable. However,
mistreatment or poor diagnosis of pregnancy complications, or
mishandling of the baby during birth, are often contributing
factors that should have been prevented.
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