New York Birth Injury Attorneys

Your Rights When it Comes to Birth Injuries

Birth injuries are tragic no matter how they occur, but when they occur as a result of negligence of medical staff, it's hard to comprehend how this happens. If your infant was born with a birth injury because of medical negligence, contact our New York birth injury lawyers to learn what your rights are. When a negligent act by one or more medical professionals causes a birth injury the lives of child and parents are forever changed.

Understanding the Different Birth Injuries

There are many different birth injuries that can occur as a result of medical negligence.

• Cerebral Palsy - CP usually occurs because a baby sustains trauma to the brain during delivery.
• Brain Damage - This is by far the most common birth injury occurring when medical professionals apply too much pressure to the newborn's skull or if medical devices such as vacuums and forceps are incorrectly used.
• Paralysis - If a medical professional applies too much pressure to the newborns body while guiding the baby through the birth canal paralysis can happen.
• Brachial Plexus - If a medical professional pulls on a newborns neck and/or shoulders with too much force while guiding the infant through the birth canal this injury can occur. A brachial plexus injury can result in paralysis that can require surgery.

All brain injuries are serious and parent and child alike faces lifelong challenges with ongoing medical intervention the need for caregiver support.

If you gave birth in the New York area, and your newborn suffered birth injuries that you believe were caused by medical negligence or carelessness, you need to discuss your legal rights with our New York birth injury attorneys and move forward with your birth injury claim.

The Financial and Emotional Burden of a Birth Injury

There are many different types of birth injuries that can occur when medical negligence occurs. The most serious birth injuries have lifelong ramifications both emotionally and financially. Financial cost can be more than most parents can bare, especially when given the best possible treatments and procedures. Combined with the emotional burden and the stress can be unbearable. Our New York birth injury lawyers will seek compensation appropriate to the birth injury. You should at least know what your financial future holds for you. We'll make that happen!