Home > Malpractice examples > Birth Injuries

Dallas Birth Injury Lawyer

Birth Trauma Attorney

There is no greater heartbreak than watching a newborn’s life be ruined at birth – and it happens far too often. Doctors, nurses, and hospitals often make mistakes during delivery that cause injuries that are disfiguring at best and deadly at worst. Medical malpractice causes thousands of birth injuries every year in America.

Just a few of these birth injuries include forceps injuries (nerve damage or disfigurement caused by forceps), Erb’s palsy (nerve damage in the brachial plexus which causes arm paralysis) and hypoxic brain injury (brain damage due to a long period without sufficient oxygen). Other common mistakes medical professionals may make during the birth include:

1. Failure to respond to bleeding.
2. Failing to respond to umbilical cord entrapment.
3. Failure to respond to fetal distress.
4. Delay in ordering C-section.
5. Misuse of vacuum extractor or forceps.
6. Improper use of pitocin.
7. Poor newborn care after birth.
8. Failure to manage infection.

Cases involving birth injury are some of the most complicated and intricate medical malpractice cases there are anywhere. If you believe your child has suffered a birth injury caused by medical malpractice, give us a call. With 25 years of experience handling birth injury cases, we can help you uncover the truth about your child’s birth injury, and if the birth injury occurred because of medical malpractice, we will help you get justice.

Contact us now, and let's start making things better today

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured by a medical mistake, contact Polewski & Associates today.

Toll Free 866-228-1716