Having a child is the scariest and maybe most exciting time in your life. It can be a harrowing experience that as a parent, you have to trust so many people to help you through this process. Parents trust that medical professionals will deliver their baby safely. However, unfortunately, some doctors or medical personnel sometimes make mistakes during the labor or birthing process. These mistakes, caused by the doctor’s negligence or inadequacy, can lead to a range of complications, injuries, or illnesses in the baby, some of which are fatal or life-threatening. These mistakes can change a child’s life before it ever really begins. And as difficult as it is for parents to come to terms with these situations, it’s necessary that parents speak with a Nashville birth injury lawyer as soon as possible.
You should not have to fight these battles yourself. A birth injury attorney will help you file the medical malpractice insurance claim and sue the doctor and hospital if necessary. These cases should not be left to chance. You need an experienced Nashville birth injury lawyer; an attorney that knows exactly how to fight these cases and make things right. You can also visit our offices: 3102 West End Ave, Suite 1050, Nashville, TN 37203.
What Is Birth Injury?
By definition, a birth injury occurs when a baby suffers from preventable trauma, usually during the birthing process. Birth injury cases arise from several preventable circumstances, including obstetrician error, trauma caused by birthing equipment, or misadministration of certain drugs.
Parents want their newborn to be safe and healthy, not the victim of a doctor’s mistake or negligence. Our expert Nashville attorneys at Steinger, Greene & Feiner understand how devastating, difficult, and confusing a birth injury can be. Improper prenatal care or mistakes made by a medical professional during delivery can alter the course of a baby’s life and leave their family looking for answers.
If you are coping with the tragic effects of your child’s birth injury, you don’t have to do so alone. Steinger, Greene & Feiner will help you answer the difficult questions and work to hold medical personnel accountable for their negligent actions. Visit our Nashville birth injury FAQ section for more information and contact Steinger, Greene & Feiner today.
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Steinger, Greene & Feiner attorneys are trained, knowledgeable, and adept in proving medical fault in birth injury cases. To recover compensation in these cases, an attorney must prove without a doubt that a doctor, hospital, or healthcare provider is to blame for a child’s birth injury by failing to provide reasonable care. Logically, if a medical professional with the same background and knowledge would not have made the same mistake as the at-fault provider, then the at-fault provider can be held accountable for substandard care or negligence.
Our Steinger, Greene & Feiner attorneys in Nashville will fight for compensation to pay for your child’s medical bills, as well as payment for pain and suffering and emotional distress. Steinger, Greene & Feiner attorneys have represented tens of thousands of injured clients.
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Causes of Nashville Birth Injuries
While there are numerous causes of birth injuries, the following result from negligence or malpractice on behalf of the medical professional. This is not a comprehensive list, and you should consult your doctor with concerns or see a full list of potential causes.
First, birth injuries can be grouped into two main categories:
- Trauma as a result of external force; and
- Oxygen deprivation to the brain.
The following causes fall under one or the other of these categories. Consult your doctor with questions or concerns.
- An obstetrician’s failure to diagnose prenatal problems like placental abruption, preeclampsia, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), or a maternal infection like toxoplasmosis.
- >Aggressive use of birthing equipment like forceps or vacuum extractor.
- Inappropriate or excessive administration of Pitocin (Oxytocin, a labor-inducing drug).
- Failure to promptly perform a cesarean section (C-section).
- Obstetrician or hospital’s failure to recognize and respond to critical changes of mother and baby during birth such as a uterine rupture, misinterpretation of fetal heart monitors, and failure to recognize fetal distress).
Types of Nashville Birth Injuries
The above causes can lead to serious and potentially fatal birth injuries. Below, you will find a list of common birth injury cases that our attorneys at Steinger, Greene & Feiner handle. Contact our Nashville office today for more information.
- Brain damage
- Cerebral palsy
- Erb’s palsy
- Depressed skull fractures and other bone fractures
- Perinatal asphyxia
- Shoulder dystocia
- Stillbirth/death
If your child has suffered a preventable birth injury, remember that Steinger, Greene & Feiner are here to assist you. We will investigate, evaluate, and fight on your behalf for the compensation you deserve.
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According to Health Grades, 28,000 birth injuries occur in the United States per year. That’s 2,333 birth injuries per month, 538 per week, 76 per day, and 3 per hour.
Why Choose Us?
Steinger, Greene & Feiner is an experienced, dedicated law firm in Nashville that provides the best possible legal counsel to our clients. We have tens of thousands of successful cases under our belt, and we will fight to award you with rightful compensation. Contact our Nashville office today to learn more or visit our offices at 3102 West End Ave, Suite 1050, Nashville, TN 37203.
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