Birth Injury Lawyers

Birth injuries may occur when a medical services provider or doctor does not properly react or does not quickly react to distress signals or when the provided care is substandard during the birthing process or pregnancy. Such factors can result in lifelong devastating effects for the child and/or mother. Brain damage, life-long paralysis, and death may result if the doctor does not provide the proper level of medical care owed to the patient.

 

Brachial Plexus for instance, may occur when the shoulder of the infant is pulled, yanked, or stretched during delivery and labor. The nerves of the hand and those of the arm are then injured resulting in a paralysis of the arm, a decreased or increased feeling to the arm and/or the hand, and a loss of the muscle control in the infant's arm. In other cases, the result may be Cerebral Palsy, which affects senses, motor skills, mental development or muscles. The permanent medical condition of Cerebral Palsy occurs due to brain damage and it may occur during delivery and labor. Monetary expenses involved are usually very high due to the medical procedures, the health care assistants, and the assistive devices required.

 

We advance all legal costs in birth injury cases that we handle and no attorney fees are collected unless a monetary recovery results on your behalf.

 

Some of these birth injuries that can occur due to the provision of substandard care are:

●Paralysis
● Spinal cord damage
● Injuries due to forceps
● Birth damage and brain hypoxia
● Infections
● Bone fractures
● Internal bleeding
● Bruising and skin irritations
● Brachial Plexus
● incorrect dosage leading to death or trauma
● Breech birth complications
● Erbs or Klumpke palsy
● Fetal death occurring before or during birth
● Shoulder dystocia

Birth injuries can be severe and life altering. But regardless of the type of injury, medical malpractice lawyers affiliated with Sexner & Associates LLC demand that those companies, products and people that are responsible for causing injuries be held accountable. Our attorneys have represented a great number of injured clients along with their family members across Illinois since the year 1990 and we have numerous years of legal experience handling such injury claims. Should you have any questions or concerns related to birth injuries, you can contact Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC anytime to discuss all of your legal rights.