BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Did You or Your Child Experience a Birth Injury? We Can Help.
If you or your child is injured during labor, delivery, or in the post-delivery period, it’s an extremely traumatic time. Medical negligence leading to birth injuries can have life-changing consequences.
Strype Injury Law consists of highly experienced trial lawyers who have represented clients in hundreds of trials. We know what it takes to be successful in proving liability when birth injuries have occurred.
Our lawyers will examine every aspect of the case and work with a highly experienced team of medical professionals to obtain a medical opinion supporting a claim in medical negligence (medical malpractice)
Possible Birth Injuries That Can Occur Due to Medical Negligence
Birth injuries that can affect the mother of the baby include:
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Uterine rupture
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Vaginal tears
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Infection
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Cardiac Arrest
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Preeclampsia
Birth injuries that can affect the baby include:
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True knot umbilical cord
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Cerebral palsy
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Shoulder dystocia
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Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is brain damage caused by a shortage of oxygen (blood flow) to the brain
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Brachial plexus injury
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Premature delivery
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Infant brain damage
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Perinatal stroke
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Kernicterus
Acts of Medical Negligence During Childbirth Can Include:
- Failing to properly monitor the baby’s heartbeat and other vital signs.
- Neglecting to take measures to reduce the risk of severe bleeding, tearing, or other injuries to the mother’s body.
- Using medical devices improperly.
- Pulling or twisting the baby incorrectly or too hard during the birthing process.
How a Personal Injury Lawyer can Help You in the Event of a Birth Injury Claim
Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional (e.g., doctor, nurse, dentist, etc.) causes physical and/or injury due to negligence, error, or omission of a critical part of a procedure or failure to follow the standard of care. It can also include failure to properly explain the risks involved with a certain treatment or procedure, thus nullifying any signed consent. Any doctor who does not obtain an informed consent faces liability.
Strype Personal Injury Lawyers draw from our extensive experience in medical negligence cases and negotiate with the legal representatives for the doctors, the Canadian Medical Protective Association. (CMPA) Hospitals are represented by a different insurance reciprocal. Both doctors and hospitals are very capably defended and rate plaintiffs’ counsel as to their experience and success in medical negligence cases.
How a Personal Injury Lawyer can help you with a Medical Malpractice Claim
Strype Personal Injury Lawyers draw from our extensive experience with medical malpractice cases. We refer our clients to our network of medical professionals to ensure you receive the right recourse and the best treatment for injuries sustained due to negligence.
We examine the facts of the case and refer to medical experts to obtain an opinion that the treating medical team fell below the applicable Standard of Care. There is no viable claim without this expert medical opinion. Liability does not depend on the seriousness of the injuries as there are risks with all medical treatments.
Strype Personal Injury Lawyers work closely with our extensive network of medical professionals to ensure our clients receive the best treatment for injuries resulting from medical negligence during birth.
We will be your advocate and negotiate or litigate for as long as it takes for you to receive all reasonable damages.