Birth Injury Lawyer

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

The birth of your baby should be one of the happiest days of your life. Imagine how devastating it would be to find out that not only does your baby have a birth injury, but that it probably could have been prevented. The birth injury lawyers at the Falvello Law Firm near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, can help you through this difficult time by providing sound legal advice following the injury to your child.

Causes of Birth Injuries

Birth injuries or birth traumas are physical injuries to babies that happen during childbirth.

Conditions that can cause birth injuries include:

• Breech (bottom first) or other difficult delivery positions instead of head first
• Cephalopelvic disproportion (mothers pelvis is unsuited for vaginal delivery)
• Dystocia
• Larger babies weighing 8 pounds or more
• Premature babies born earlier than 37 weeks
• Protracted labor

Common Birth Injuries

Some of the most common birth injuries:

• Bleeding between the scalp and skull
• Broken collarbone caused by shoulder dystocia
• Cerebral palsy (loss of movement or other nerve functions)
• Erbs Palsy caused by shoulder dystocia
• Facial bruises
• Facial paralysis
• Head bruises
• Respiratory infection
• Swollen scalp
• Traumatic brain injury

Some birth injuries may heal on their own; if they persist, however, you may have a case of medical malpractice.

Sometimes birth injuries are so severe that the baby dies. In those situations you may have a case for wrongful death.

Conditions to Be Met for Birth Injury Cases

To determine if you might have a birth injury claim, one or both of two conditions must have occurred:

• The physician or other health care providers made a mistake that increased the risk of complications or made the condition worse.
• The physicians who cared for you and your baby did not meet acceptable standards of practice.

You may need medical experts to validate your claim. Qualified birth injury lawyers such as those at The Falvello Law Firm can help you to determine if these conditions have occurred as well as find credible medical experts who can corroborate your claim.

If your baby was injured at birth, please email us at The Falvello Law Firm in the Hazleton area of Pennsylvania. We want to help you through this difficult time and get you the compensation you deserve so that you can offer your baby the best care possible. We will have a lawyer contact you within 24 hours for your free initial consultation. And we dont get paid unless we settle your case.