Birth Injuries Overview

Birth Injuries are trauma to the baby or mother which results in a profound injury or death, as the result of medical mistakes, negligence, malpractice, or flawed hospital policy during the birthing process. This means a medical professional failed to use the appropriate degree of skill and care that would be used by a reasonable medical professional under similar circumstances.

Given the amazing advances in medicine, we tend to take the birth of a healthy child for granted. Unfortunately, a birth injury and/or trauma may occur, and can have devastating consequences for the child and his or her parents.

Current statistics show that 27 of every 1,000 births involve a birth injury. Cerebral palsy is one of the most commonly seen. A birth injury can happen at any stage of the delivery of a baby. Most often the injury is caused by negligence and medical malpractice

This medical malpractice can include failure to adequately respond to the following circumstances: maternal or fetal bleeding; fetal distress or anoxia (lack of oxygen); umbilical cord complications; the need for a cesarean section; infections; the anticipation of a large baby and related complications; and other maternal health complications. Injury can also result from incompetent or improper use of forceps or a vacuum extractor.

If your child has been seriously injured, please contact one of our skilled Edmonton birth injury lawyers today.

Some birth injuries that may occur due to substandard care are:

• Bone fractures
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Bruising and Skin Irritation
• Paralysis
• Infections
• Brain Injuries
• Internal Bleeding
• Injury due to forceps
• Cerebral Palsy
• Branchial Plexus (aka Erb's Palsy)
• Klumpke's Palsy

Whether a baby recovers from a birth injury is unknown. Some may make a complete recovery, while others are saddled with lifelong disabilities and disorders. If your child has suffered an injury, one of our Edmonton injury lawyers can help. You could be entitled to compensation for your past and future medical costs, pain and suffering and past and future loss of earnings, costs of care (physical therapy, counseling, etc.)

The Edmonton birth injury attorneys at Martin G. Schulz and Associates are ready to help and can lend you valuable advice and guidance. If your child has suffered a spinal injury, birth injury or head injury, we can help you get you the compensation you need to get on with your life. We have offices in Edmonton. We will provide you with a free consultation! Call us today toll-free at 1-800-253-2105.