Illinois birth injury attorneys

When a medical provider fails to react properly or quickly to signs and signals of fetal distress or when the provider gives substandard care during the birth or pregnancy, a birth injury may result. Factors such as these may result in far-reaching consequences for both the child and the mother. Brain damage, lifelong paralysis or even death can occur when a doctor or medical provider fails to offer adequate acceptable medical care to the patients.

For example, a Brachial Plexus may occur when the infant's shoulder is pulled or stretched during delivery and labor. The nerves in the hand and arm may become injured resulting in an arm paralysis, muscle control loss in the arm, and decreased or increased feeling to the arm and/or hand. Other times, Cerebral Palsy can result, which affects motor skills, muscles, senses, or mental development. A permanent medical condition, Cerebral Palsy results from brain damage and may occur during delivery and labor. Medical expenses that are involved usually are very high because of the necessity of medical procedures, assistive devices, and assistive health care.

Birth injuries can occur because of such substandard care that includes:

• Bone fractures
• Fetal death occurring before or during birth
• Breech birth complications
• Brachial Plexus injuries
• Infections
• Paralysis
• Internal bleeding
• Injury due to forceps
• Birth hypoxia and brain damage
• Shoulder dystocia
• Bruising and skin damage
• Klumpke or Erbs palsy
• Spinal chord damage
• Trauma or death related to improper medicine dosage

In all of our cases involving birth injuries, the medical malpractice attorneys of Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC advance all costs. No attorney fees apply unless our clients receive a monetary recovery.