FAQs about Birth Injuries

How do infants sustain birth injuries?
Often times, infants sustain birth injuries from medical professional negligence or errors.  Injuries may occur during the prenatal period or throughout the labor and delivery process.  Once infants have sustained birth injuries, their injuries will vary in severity and so too will the level of needed medical treatment.

When do parents usually notice birth injuries?
Many times, parents do not notice birth injuries right away.  In fact, many parents suspect that their children have birth injuries during key developmental phases which occur months or even a few years after their children are born.  Usually, children with birth injuries will have a difficult time speaking, walking or eating, which may be indicative of birth trauma.

What are my legal options?
If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a birth injury and you are wondering what legal options you have, the best thing you can do is to speak with an attorney that has immense experience handling and litigating birth injury cases in your state.  When you meet with a birth injury lawyer, he or she can review your case and then start to provide you with information about your legal rights and possible options.

If I win my case, what compensation will I receive?
The type of compensation for birth injury cases will vary person-to-person.  However, parents are generally given compensatory damages, punitive damages or both.  The type of compensation will depend upon the individual circumstances that are surrounding your case.  

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