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A recent birth trauma lawsuit filed by a Tennessee mother claims that medical malpractice during the cesarean procedure resulted in injuries to her child. The child suffers from neurological problems and partial paralysis in his upper arms due to an injury traced to the use of vacuum-assisted equipment. Errors by the doctor at the Knoxville hospital led to brachial plexus injury when “he pulled on the infant’s shoulders during head-first delivery,” alleges the Tennessee birth injury attorney representing the family.
Parents are forced to plan lifelong care to ensure that their children’s life remain unperturbed by birth injuries and silently suffer from trauma notwithstanding how successful is their birth trauma lawsuit in securing financial and punitive damages from the erring doctors and medical facilities. As one example, a recent court order approved $18.3 million in damages to a mother who filed a child birth injury lawsuit over medical errors during delivery at T.J. Samson Community Hospital. Her child suffered brain injuries.
Most Prevalent Birth Injury Trauma Instances
- Injuries due to delayed c-section
- Forcep-related injuries
- Preeclampsia
- Cerebral palsy
- Injuries linked to vacuum extractor delivery
- Erb’s palsy
- Severe bruises or hemorrhage
- Skull or brain injury during delivery
- Klumpke’s palsy
- Brachial plexus injury
- Fetal asphyxia
- Stillbirth
- Postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder
- Spinal-cord injuries or facial paralysis in newborns
- Bone fractures
- Umbilical cord strangulation
- Internal bleeding
Why Is It Medical Malpractice?
About 28,000 instances of child birth injury caused by hospital and doctor errors are reported every year in the United States. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recognizes the fact that medical malpractice is the primary cause of birth trauma. Violation of the standard procedure during C-sections and the failure of doctors to respond timely and properly are the most notable reasons for fetal distress and oxygen deficiency in a fetus, a fact that any birth injury attorney in Tennessee supports.
You have a potential case to file alleging birth trauma medical malpractice lawsuit when the hospital or doctors are guilty of
- violating the standard of care for obstetrical patients
- delay in performing cesarean sections
- wrong prescription or administration of drugs, including pitocin
- error in diagnosing uterine rupture
- injuries linked to medical equipment
- failing to identify and treat preeclampsia timely
- error in treating fetal distress
- misreading of conditions and symptoms
- failing to detect placental abruption timely
- inappropriate treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
Improper use of medical equipment and medication faults cause umbilical cord problems, internal bleeding, shock, perineum tear, placental retention, and other emergency needs with potential to result in birth injuries. Submissions by Tennessee birth injury lawyers in various cases highlight that “doctors are often too forceful with birthing tools,” which increase the risk of injury. There are many birth trauma lawsuits filed alleging that forceps or vacuums improperly employed causing “the infant’s shoulder becomes stuck on the mother’s pelvic bone” or other serious injuries to both mother and child, such as Erb’s Palsy, shoulder dystocia, or Klumpke’s palsy.
Oxygen deprivation, attributed to failure to monitor the fetus appropriately and slow medical response, is the reason for cerebral palsy and brain damage. A significant percentage of child birth injury lawsuits evaluated by Tennessee lawyers involves harms to child linked to deficiency of oxygen.
We have years of experience in dealing with birth trauma lawsuits that have resulted in compensation for plaintiffs Pease contact us or call 1-800-632-1404 to have a free evaluation of your claim and consultation with our experienced Tennessee birth injury attorney.
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If you or a loved one in Tennessee, Arkansas or Kentucky believes you are the victim of medical malpractice and have sustained an injury to yourself or your child, infant, parent or loved one, please contact us today.
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