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Finding an attorney who handles birth injury claims is crucial during this traumatic time. While many attorneys handle a wide range of personal injury cases, birth injury claims require an attorney to have expertise in this complex area of medical malpractice.
If you have questions about birth injuries, visit AskALawyerFirst.com or schedule a free consultation at our Pensacola office. At Phil Hall, P.A., our team has over 23 years of experience navigating medical malpractice claims and has in-depth knowledge of the medical and legal issues of pursuing a birth injury claim in Florida.
Birth injuries occur when a medical provider or facility is negligent during labor or delivery, resulting in severe harm to the baby. An experienced birth injury attorney can evaluate your claim to determine if your case meets these criteria:
- If there was a violation in duty of care
- If this breach in the duty of care caused the birth injury
- If there are documented damages to the baby
A birth injury may be caused by a failure to act, failure to monitor the mother and baby for signs of distress, failure to use medical devices properly, failure to diagnose complications, or a delay in emergency care.
When a doctor or hospital is negligent during labor and delivery, the consequences can be severe and may result in lifelong physical or neurological disabilities. The types of birth injuries that can be sustained throughout labor and delivery include
- Cerebral palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Fractures
- Brain damage from a lack of oxygen
In order to pursue a birth injury claim, an experienced birth injury attorney will need to prove that a provider or facility’s negligence violated the standard of care, that the birth injury was caused by the negligence, and that the resulting injury was severe. Because these claims have a statute of limitations, it’s important to act quickly. Proving these claims will require gathering extensive medical records and expert testimony. In addition, a birth injury attorney can evaluate whether the family is eligible to file a petition for benefits through NICA (Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association).
To schedule a free consultation and case evaluation, contact our Pensacola office at 850-760-2156 or contact Phil Hall, PA at AskALawyerfirst.com. Birth injuries are complex, and we can help you every step of the way.
