Myrtle Grove Birth Injury Lawyer

Zealous Advocates for Injured Patients

The birth of a child is a joyous and exciting time. When a child unexpectedly suffers an injury during birth, however, it is one of the most devastating experiences a family can face. Not only is it terrifying to see your vulnerable child hurt, but the life-long effects of a birth injury may require care and treatment, affecting your child’s whole life. You should not have to face financial instability on top of your child’s pain, which is why families whose children suffer preventable birth injuries may have grounds to bring a claim against responsible doctors, nurses, or medical facilities.

Our birth injury attorneys understand the immense pain you and your child are going through during this time. When medical professionals act negligently and your child suffers as a result, contact the Myrtle Grove law firm of Daniel, Holoman & Associates LLP for legal support and your next steps to financial relief.

Get started on your case by contacting us online or calling the Myrtle Grove offices of Daniel, Holoman & Associates LLP at (866) 380-2281. We offer same-day appointments and confidential, free initial consultations.

Types of Birth Injuries

Our attorneys see clients in Myrtle Grove and the greater New Hanover County, North Carolina area.

Many preventable errors and preventable conditions can injure a child during birth. Rarely is a birth injury truly unpreventable or caused by factors completely beyond the control of the mother and the delivery team. Birth injuries are usually preventable, making most birth injury claims and lawsuits ones for medical malpractice.

Our birth and delivery injury lawyers handle cases involving the following types of event and/or specific injuries:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Myrtle Grove Maternal Infections
• Myrtle Grove Brachial Plexus Injuries
• Myrtle Grove Skull Fractures and Caput Succedaneum
• Delivery with Incorrect Orientation: Face and Breech Presentations
• Myrtle Grove Bone Injuries to the Infant: Fractures to Legs, Shoulder, Collar Bone, and Skull
• Myrtle Grove Excessive Use of Vacuum or Forceps Deliveries
• Medical Errors Delaying C-Sections and Other Emergency Procedures

What Causes Birth Injuries?

Individually or in teams, several healthcare providers oversee the birthing process at hospitals. Physicians, nurses, and the hospital have a duty of care to the infant and mother, meaning that their decisions and medical actions must be made with the highest regard for their patients in mind. Healthcare professionals and hospitals that allow for inhibited decision making and cause injury to the mother or baby can be legally pursued in a birth injury lawsuit. Some of the most common mistakes made during childbirth include:

• Failing to anticipate a difficult birth
• Improper use of Pitocin or other drugs to initiate or speed up labor
• Failure to recognize or respond to signs of fetal distress
• Ineffectively examining and treating conditions in the mother, like preeclampsia or epilepsy
• Use of excessive force during delivery
• Inability to conduct a c-section when necessary and during the pregnancy or at the time of birth
• Incorrectly estimating the baby's weight or size which can have an a direct effect on the labor and delivery process
• Failing to adequately respond to premature birth
• Misuse of delivery assistive devices like vacuums and forceps that can cause cranial and vital organ injuries

Healthcare professionals and their patients can sue hospital negligence and wrongdoing in birth injury cases. The hospital must take preventative measures both in selecting a doctor and in their allocation of resources to be safe for both the health and welfare of patients. 

Counter-management, failure to apply hospital protocol, and an untrained or intoxicated medic all depict and implicate the hospital negligence to an extent. Birth injuries also may occur off of premises and sometimes at clinics and doctor's offices out of sight of hospital staff.

What to Do If Your Child’s is Injured at Birth

It is not uncommon that parents will not be aware that their child has suffered injuries at birth. Once the child begins missing important undeveloped features, like the ability to crawl or walk, it becomes apparent that they are suffering from an affliction. Common treatable injuries that can disrupt the development of unborn infants include a lack of thermostat functions and cooling systems.

Mistakes like the one just stated occur during cesarian sections and could have been preventable if the healthcare professional was trained and took appropriate measures or if the hospital adequately equipped their staff members with the tools they needed to be successful. For early diagnoses of paralysis injuries, treatment is crucial and can make an ancillary difference in the baby's progress throughout life. It might make a difference in their ability to walk or suffer convulsions.

Family Services

The following services may be able to help you and your child with the medical, emotional and financial toll caused by the birth trauma you are experiencing:

• March of Dimes
• Centers for Birth Defects (CDC)
• Easter Seals Disability Services
• American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology

When you work with Daniel, Holoman & Associates LLP, we understand the chaos and trauma your family is experiencing, and we are here to help.

Connect with a Birth Injury Lawyer in Myrtle Grove

No family, further, should have to feel alone in their financial predicaments following a birthing injury. The cost is substantial, as is the health risk.

Our birth injury lawyers can give you peace of mind that your child’s welfare will be taken care of. We can represent your family against responsible medical professionals and facilities, and help you pursue the compensation you deserve. Let us focus on the financial and legal matters of your case so that you can focus on your child’s welfare during this critical time.

Get started on your case by contacting us online or calling the Myrtle Grove offices of Daniel, Holoman & Associates LLP at (866) 380-2281. We offer same-day appointments and confidential, free initial consultations.