Birth Injury Lawyer – Failure to Perform C Section
Failure to perform a c section during the delivery process when a birth trauma is present is sometimes an act of medical negligence. An injury that occurs during the birthing process is commonly defined as birth trauma. Some birth traumas are the result of medical negligence, while other traumas at birth are unavoidable. Contact a birth injury lawyer if you or a loved one believes birth injury could have been avoided, had a medical provider acted timely in delivering the infant via a C section surgery.
As a physician monitors a woman throughout the course of her pregnancy, it is common to conduct certain tests such as ultrasounds to help determine the size of the baby. Often a physician will make a recommendation prior to delivery that a large baby be delivered via a c section surgery. This helps to avoid certain risks that are associated with delivering a large baby naturally. If your physician did not account for the size of the baby until it was too late, it is possible a medical malpractice case exists. A birth injury lawyer will review the merits and evidence of your case and advise you on a recommended course of action.
The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that 1 out of 3 newborns in the United States are delivered via c section surgery.Common reasons to have a c section delivery include the fact that the baby may be too big to pass through the vagina, the infant’s buttocks or feet enter the birth canal first (instead of the head), there are problems with the placenta, labor is too slow or stops, an infection like HIV or genital herpes is present, the baby is in fetal distress, the baby presents itself for delivery in a transverse position, umbilical cord prolapse is present(the infant’s umbilical cord slips into the vagina where it is squeezed), the baby has a certain type of birth defect or in some cases when twins, triplets or more are being delivered.
A c section delivery is relatively safe for the mother and baby, although it is a major surgery and complications can occur. It also takes longer for the mother to recover from this type of surgery than from a vaginal delivery, but when it is indicated to avoid birth injury, it is a choice most woman make. When a physician fails to recognize a birth trauma in a timely manner that would be considered a reasonable standard of care for other doctors in the same circumstance, sometimes medical negligence is established, based on the assumption that the birth injury could have been avoided.
The failure to perform a c section in a timely manner, or at all on the part of the medical provider when it is obvious there may be birth trauma present, may fall under the category of medical malpractice. The victim and their family may have recourse for financial damages in the legal system. Contact a birth injury lawyer for advice on your next step.
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