Tampa Birth Injury Law Firm
Birth Injuries
A birth injury is an injury that is incurred by an infant during the birthing process. Birth injuries differ from birth defects, which are caused by genetics. Birth injuries usually result from medical complications that arise during the birthing process. For example, a doctor may inappropriately use a medical device, which results in the infant being injured. In some cases, these injuries may be unavoidable, and may be considered a risk associated with the child delivery process. These risks are things that most parents are aware of or even advised of by their doctors.
However, there are many birth injuries that are not natural, or part of the overall delivery process. These other birth injuries are typically caused by doctor, nurse, or hospital negligence, and can lead to the infant incurring irreversible, even fatal, side effects and symptoms.
Common Birth Injury Side Effects & Symptoms
There are numerous complicated side effects and symptoms that are associated with birth injuries. These side effects can include:
- brain damage
- spinal cord damage
- nerve damage
- muscle damage
- cerebral palsy
- paralysis
- diplegia
- hemiplegia
- quadriplegia
- triplegia
- monoplegia
Has your child suffered from a birth injury?
If you answered “yes”, and you believe that another person’s negligence caused your child’s birth injury, you may be eligible to file a personal injury lawsuit. If you file a personal injury lawsuit, and you are successful, you may be able to recover compensation for your child’s birth injury and numerous other things, such as your child’s: medical expenses, future medical expenses, lost quality of life, emotional trauma, and pain and suffering.
If you would like to learn more about your legal options, your child’s rights, and how you might be able to recover damages for your child’s birth injury, the best thing you can do is to speak with a knowledgeable personal injury attorney. At Distasio Law Firm, our Tampa personal injury attorney is dedicated to helping our birth injury clients recover the monetary damages both they and they children are entitled to receive.
Contact us about your personal injury matter today!