Birth Injury Defects Law in Miami Florida

Developmental Medical Defects from Doctor Malpractice

Most babies are born without incident. Everyone goes home happy and healthy. But when physicians, obstetrical nurses, other medical providers, or hospital staff act negligently, consequences can be grave and can have a lasting impact on the child and family.

Serious injuries, including birth defects and developmental disabilities, can result when proper procedures and medical standards are not followed during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and post-natal treatment.

If things go wrong, our lawyers step in

The delivery of a healthy child is dependent on many factors, including timing of a doctor's actions or emergency C-section delivery, and his or her skills in using delivery-assistance instruments. An error before, during, or immediately after delivery can result in devastating trauma to the infant and/or mother.

While it is not our intention to frighten you, if you are reading this it is likely because you are searching for options regarding injuries you or a loved one suffered during a birth. These include the following:

• Injuries to a child--oxygen deprivation that results in death, brain damage, developmental disorders, cerebral palsy, cerebral hypoxia. Brachial plexus injury caused by shoulder dystocia can cause Erb's Palsy, muscle injury, and scarring. A child who suffers such injuries may require expensive, lifelong care.

• Mothers suffering C-section complications, uterine rupture, and death. These are birthing complications that can be caused by failure to respond to or recognize unusual bleeding, untreated umbilical cord entrapment or compression, or distress of any kind that the doctor or hospital could have prevented.

• A long delivery that causes adverse effects on an infant. Medical negligence can include delay of a C-section, misuse of a labor drug such as Pitocin, imprecise use of a vacuum extractor or forceps, inadequate resuscitation, failure to monitor the newborn after birth, and failure to properly treat infections.

• Child injury caused by failure to prevent premature birth. Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) and Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) are often found in premature infants and cause irreversible brain damage. IVH may be due to cerebral hypoxia or prolonged ischemia.

Helping you find a path forward

We understand your feeling at even the review of this tragic circumstance. Glinn & Somera, P.A., can assess whether medical negligence caused a birth defect or developmental disability in your child. Our experienced medical malpractice attorneys provide exceptional legal representation to ensure medical providers are held responsible for negligent conduct. Our law firm also offers resources to help families of injured children understand the challenges they face.

Serving medical malpractice victims in Florida

Glinn & Somera looks forward to each case as a fresh challenge to get victims of obstetrical negligence the justice they seek and the compensation they deserve. Call us today for a free consultation at (305) 854-5100 or contact us online.