What Are The Main Factors Of A Birth Injury?

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What Are The Main Factors Of a Birth Injury?
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Birth injuries can lead to long-lasting or
permanent damage to an affected child. Birth
injuries are mostly preventable, but there are
times when they occur due to the careless or
negligent actions of a healthcare provider. At
the Weitz Firm, Philadelphia Birth Injury
Attorneys are ready to help you if your child
sustained a birth injury. Let them help you
secure the compensation you and your child are
entitled to.
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Birth Injuries Can Be A Result Of A Medical
Professionals Negligence
Determining whether a doctor or hospital caused
and birth injury, it will need to be determined
whether a doctor acted in a way that fell below
the acceptable standard of care. In general, an
obstetrician will be responsible for the delivery
process. An obstetrician is considered a
specialist, so they will be held to the same
standard of care that other similarly trained
obstetricians would exercise in a similar
situation. If it is determined that other doctors
or obstetricians would have likely been able to
prevent the injury from occurring, you may have a
claim of medical malpractice.
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Proving these cases is not easy. While
obstetricians will most certainly have medical
malpractice insurance to protect themselves in
these cases, that does not mean that they will
readily accept blame for a mistake. Most doctors
want to protect their reputation. The agencies
they work for will worry about the expense
involved in settling these cases. It will be up
to your skilled Philadelphia Birth Injury
Attorney to

• obtain all evidence necessary to prove
  malpractice, including medical records,
  obstetrician safety records, eyewitness accounts
  from other medical professionals involved, and
  more.
• ensure that your child and your childs medical
  records are evaluated by a trusted healthcare
  professional who can provide expert witness
  testimony.
• maintain negotiations with all parties involved
  in order to arrive at a settlement that is fair
  or be prepared to take the case to trial.

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Some of The Most Common Birth Injuries That Can
Occur Include The Following

• Brain Damage

• Hypoxia or Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

• Cerebral Palsy

• Erbs Palsy

• Klumpkes Palsy

• Shoulder Dystocia

• Paralysis or Damage to the Spinal Cord

• Infant Torticollis (trauma to the neck muscles).

• Ptosis (droopy eyelids).

• Broken Bones, including fractures of the clavicle
  (collarbone), and femur

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You May Be Entitled To Compensation For What Has
Happened
If your child has sustained a birth injury that
was caused by the careless or negligent actions
of a medical professional, you need to seek legal
assistance today. At the Weitz Firm, their team
is ready to investigate what happened and work to
secure the compensation you are entitled to,
including

• Coverage Of All Medical Expenses Related To The
  Mistake

• The Cost Of Future Expected Medical Bills

• Pain And Suffering Damages

• Loss Of Enjoyment Of Life Damages

• Possible Punitive Damages Against The Responsible
  Parties

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Contact an Attorney
When you need a Philadelphia Birth Injury
Attorney, please contact them for a free
consultation by calling at 267-587-6240.
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Contact
Address The Weitz Firm, LLC 1528 Walnut Street
4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone [phone]
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