Each year, thousands of babies are put at risk for injury because of physician error, negligence, or medical malpractice. Our birth injury attorneys may be able to help you seek compensation. Some types of birth injury – including cerebral palsy and other types of brain damage – occur when the blood flow from the mother to the infant is compromised in some way during the delivery process. If blood flow is restricted, whether because of uterine rupture, eclampsia, or other problems, the baby’s brain will not receive the oxygen it needs, and birth injury will occur. If you have a loved one who suffered trauma in a birth injury, our attorneys can help. Our lawyers in New York are experienced in cerebral palsy and other birth injury litigation. Seeking the assistance of our qualified attorneys may be the boost you need in your case.
Birth injury can also result when a child's shoulder becomes trapped behind the mother's pelvic bone. Medical malpractice can aggravate this problem, known as "shoulder dystocia." If a doctor fails to alleviate the problem in a timely manner, or even makes it worse by attempting forcibly extract the infant, he or she can do damage to nerves in the shoulder, and cause a birth injury known as Bell's Palsy or Erb's Palsy, where parts of the arm and hand are paralyzed.
To prevent disabling birth injury, the attending physician needs to act quickly by ordering an emergency caesarian ("C") section or any other appropriate action at the first sign of fetal distress. If your physician failed to act appropriately, you and your child may be entitled to financial compensation for your birth injury case. For legal guidance with you’re your case, please contact our birth injury lawyers. Our attorneys in New York can assist you in your cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy case. Our lawyers offer comprehensive case evaluations and can help you determine whether you have a viable claim.
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Our firm is experienced in birth injury litigation, and our cerebral palsy lawyers understand the trauma that this type of injury can cause to prospective parents and the family of the child. Caused by damage to the cerebrum, cerebral palsy is a birth injury marked by intellectual limitations, hearing deficits, vision impairment, behavioral problems, seizures, speaking difficulties, and learning disabilities. In most cases, cerebral palsy occurs just before or during delivery if the flow of blood and oxygen from the mother to the fetus is restricted. Umbilical cord problems, uterine rupture, and eclampsia can all restrict this blood flow.
But no matter what causes problems during birth, it is crucial that the attending physician work quickly to protect the child from brain injury or specifically, cerebral palsy. If your child was the victim of physician error or birth injury in New York , and suffers from cerebral palsy, our lawyers can help. Contact our attorneys today and let us take care of your legal needs so you can get on with your life.
Families of birth injury victims can contact our attorneys in New York . Our cerebral palsy lawyers at Gacovino, Lake and Associates, Attorneys at Law, can review your claim. We also offer consultations to victims of birth injury,brain injury and other medical malpractice. Our attorneys take cases from across the country, so don't hesitate to contact us.
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Our birth injury lawyers in New York are experienced in cerebral palsy cases. Contact our lawyers at Gacovino, Lake and Associates, Attorneys at Law, for legal assistance with your case.
If your loved one is a victim of cerebral palsy or another birth injury, contact our lawyers in New York for legal assistance.
Gacovino, Lake & Associates, P.C.
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