West Virginia Birth Injury Attorney

Birth Injuries Incurred During C-Section

A birth injury can be a traumatic experience for an infant and his or her family to go through. Often, birth injuries are entirely avoidable and are due to the negligence or carelessness of the doctor or nurses who are helping with the delivery. If your infant has suffered a birth injury that you believe was due to a medical mistake, contact a West Virginia birth injury attorney today. Birth injuries are sometimes sustained during a C-section procedure. If the C-section was not planned, but put into place because of a difficult birth as an emergency solution, mistakes are more likely to occur because of the tense and hurried circumstances. C-section injures can include lacerations on the child from the incision made into the womb. These lacerations may be minimal, not requiring more than a bandage, or they can be severe, requiring stitches and causing major blood loss to the child. Additionally, infant distress can occur during a C-section, and if the umbilical cord is bent, twisted, or wrapped around the infant's neck, hypoxia, or lack of oxygen can occur. If lack of oxygen is sustained for an extended period of time, bran damage can occur. If this describes the circumstances of the birth injury that was sustained by your infant, contact an attorney immediately. You may have a viable medical negligence case of your hands and be entitled to compensation for medical bills, and pain and suffering.

Birth Injury Attorney Serving West Virginia

Fitzsimmons Law Firm is a top medical malpractice firm that has won hundreds of multi-million dollar settlements for their clients. Their attorneys have been individually and collectively recognized as some of the top attorneys in the country, and their firm has gained notoriety with high-profile malpractice cases, and their clients have included NFL players who has suffered head trauma. Their cases have even helped reform and change medical laws in the United States and West Virginia in order to better protect its citizens. They are dedicated to helping victims of medical negligence get the compensation they deserve.

If your infant suffered due to an injury incurred during C-section, contact a West Virginia birth injury lawyer today.