Compensation for Phoenix Birth Injuries as a Result of Doctor Negligence
The birth of a new child is a long-awaited and joyous event for most parents. But for some, that joy turns to grief when they learn that their beloved and innocent child has been injured due to an avoidable medical error before, during, or after the birth and will have to face additional medical procedures and possibly a lifetime of limitations. In some cases, the injury is the result of medical malpractice. An experienced Arizona birth injury attorney, like the ones at Knapp & Roberts, has expert knowledge on medical malpractice and will fight for your children who have been subjected to negligence.
Of course, things can go wrong that are no one’s fault. Not every birth defect is a result of negligence. Sometimes a doctor does everything right, but the outcome for the child is not the best. However, when carelessness or negligence has harmed your child, the emotional impact is even more devastating. The central question is whether or not the doctor, hospital, and staff followed proper medical procedure and met the standard of care expected in the practice of obstetrics in Arizona.
Child Delivery Errors that Cause Birth Injuries
These deviations from the expected standard of care are often responsible for birth injuries:
- Not monitoring the mother and baby during labor
- Failing to diagnose a herpes infection or other STD before proceeding with a vaginal delivery
- Letting labor continue too long once the membranes have ruptured
- Performing a vacuum extraction or forceps delivery improperly
- Failing to promptly deliver a baby in distress by cesarean section
- Failing to identify and treat jaundice
- Failing to administer oxygen to distressed baby
Common Types of Birth Injuries in Phoenix
Birth injuries resulting from negligence may include, among others:
- Broken bones
- Dislocations
- Shoulder dystocia
- Nerve damage
- Cerebral palsy
- Infections
- Blindness
- Erb’s palsy
- Bruising, swelling, or lacerations
- Facial paralysis
- Cephalohematoma, or pooled blood under the skull
- Brain damage caused by kernicterus
Birth Injury Settlements in Phoenix, Arizona
Giving your child the best chance at a full and productive life after a birth injury will often involve extensive medical treatment along with specialized care, therapy, and education to overcome the injury to the greatest extent possible. So it is important that you do everything in your power to ensure that you will have the means to provide these things for your injured child. In many cases, the best way to do this is with the help of an experienced Arizona medical malpractice and birth injury attorney who will work with you to recover monetary damages for your child.
If you live in Phoenix, Scottsdale, or the surrounding area, and your child has suffered an injury at birth, consider consulting the Arizona birth injury lawyers at the law firm of Knapp & Roberts for a full review of the circumstances surrounding the birth. If it appears that negligence was involved, we will work with our associates in the medical profession to identify if and when an error was made that deviated from the expected standard of practice among obstetricians and obstetrical hospital staff in Arizona. The consultation is entirely free and without obligation, and you never pay us anything unless we win money for your child.
Our Commitment to Justice
Knapp & Roberts, we are dedicated to justice for the injured, especially injured children, and will fight passionately and tirelessly to obtain the money you need to give your child the life he or she deserves. A specialized Phoenix birth injuries lawyer at our firm is committed to holding irresponsible, negligent, and incompetent physicians and medical facilities accountable for their wrongdoing, not only to achieve justice for those whose lives have been damaged by also to prevent their unconscionable behaviors in the future.
Call Knapp & Roberts for a Free, Confidential Consultation With a Phoenix Birth Injury Lawyer
Every doctor, nurse, hospital, or health professional owes each patient the duty of providing the best care available. As attorneys, we join with our clients to make the world a safer place for everyone, especially for our children, by sending the message to the medical community that failing to take this responsibility seriously will result in undesirable consequences.
Call a Phoenix birth injury lawyer at Knapp & Roberts for your complimentary case analysis and join in the fight for your child’s rights and the right of every child in our state to a healthy start and a healthy, happy, productive future. Legal time limits apply, so protect your child’s interests by calling today.