The Law Offices of
KOVIC & RUTIGLIANO, L.L.P.
BIRTH INJURIES
Statistics show that approximately 27 of every 1000 births in the United States results in a birth injury. A "birth injury" is defined as any type of damage to an infant's body before, during or just after birth. Complications in the process of pregnancy, labor and delivery can result in a wide variety of complications for a newborn baby. Birth injuries vary greatly - from very minor to so severe as to cause the death of the infant.
Some common types of birth injuries include skin irritations; temporary paralysis; fractured collar bone; fractured arm; Cerebral Palsy; brain damage; Erb's Palsy and Brachial Plexus Palsy. The most serious birth injuries involve damage to the infant's brain, causing brain damage, traumatic brain injury, seizures and mental retardation. These brain injuries are caused by oxygen deprivation or bleeding inside the brain from trauma during pregnancy, labor or delivery. There are many "natural" circumstances wherein oxygen deprivation can occur during the labor and delivery process such as when the umbilical cord becomes compressed or twisted in the birth process; the baby is too large to pass through the birth canal easily, or the baby is breach or sideways in the womb.
However, there are also many circumstances where injuries are caused by mistakes made by doctors, hospitals or other medical professionals during the delivery process such as a delay in performing a necessary C-section delivery, complication with a VBAC (vaginal birth after C-Section) delivery - such as uterine rupture or using excessive force during the delivery causing a trauma. Unfortunately, doctors and hospitals will almost never admit fault or offer to pay reasonable damages injury.
Therefore, it is important to consult an experienced birth injury attorney early because records and other information that are vital to knowing whether negligence occurred might be lost over time. Frequently hospitals and doctors will destroy or lose records within months of the delivery. Also, important witnesses such as nurses and therapists will forget details or move, making it difficult to recover essential facts.
The Law Offices of Kovic & Rutigliano, L.L.P. carefully screen all medical related cases. Medical negligence is extremely difficult to prove, and requires qualified experts who are willing to testify that the care given failed to meet the appropriate medical standards and that this failure caused injuries.The Law Offices of Kovic & Rutigliano, L.L.P. are experienced birth injury and negligence attorneys for the State of New Jersey.
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