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Birth Injury Overview

If your child has suffered a serious birth injury in Missouri or Kansas, you are not alone. About 28,000 birth injuries occur in the United States every year. This is an astounding 2,333 birth injuries per month, 538 per week, 76 per day, or 3 every hour. In each instances, the wondrous occasion that is the birth of a child is marred by the discovery of the newborn child's underlying medical problems. Sadly, a large number of these infant injuries are the result of the mistakes and delays of healthcare providers during the delivery process. Medical negligence can permanently diminish the quality of life of your newborn for the rest of his or her life. At Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, we have represented victims of medical malpractice including infants injured or killed due to medical malpractice for more than 15 years. We hold accountable the doctors and nurses who are responsible for preventable newborn injuries and death during the birthing process.

The Causes of Birth Trauma

Each and every one of these scenarios can cause severe and permanent injuries to your newborn.

• The doctor may wait too long before performing a cesarean section.
• A nurse may administer the wrong dosage of Pitocin to the mother during labor and delivery.
• The doctor may misread or may interpret a fetal heart rate monitoring strip incorrectly.
• The medical team may fail to act quickly enough under the circumstances.

We accept representation for many types of birth injuries for children in Missouri and Kansas. Some of the more common types of birth injuries include the following:

Hypoxia

Fractures

Cerebral Palsy

Erb's Palsy (Brachial Plexus Injury)
Cephalohematoma

Facial Paralysis

Caput Succedaneum

Vacuum Extraction

Subconjunctival Hemmorhage

Among the devastating consequences of birth injuries can be a lifetime of astronomical costs. For example, the lifetime care costs for the victim of cerebral palsy is approximately 1 million dollars. If a negligent medical mistake has lead to serious lifetime disability and the financial ruin of your family, you and your family are entitled to bring a claim for compensation for the care that your child is going to need over the course of his or her life. Your child's special care needs may include doctor office visits, hospitalizations, physical and occupational therapy, assistive and mobility devices, and modifications to home and vehicle.
A child who has experienced a birth injury in Missouri or Kansas due to the negligence of a medical care provider is entitled to bring a claim for compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, loss of future earnings, medication costs, and physical and occupational therapy in addition to other items of recovery. The failure of your medical care providers to provide for your child does not have to mean personal and financial devastation.

Download Our FREE Medical Malpractice Book

If you have a child who has suffered a birth injury, you will have many immediate questions. You can find answers to your most important questions right here on this website. You can also download our FREE book, "The Truth About Medical Malpractice Claims, The Ultimate Guide to Medical Malpractice Cases in Missouri and Kansas."

Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at (816) 471-5111 for a FREE CASE EVALUATION

The best medical malpractice lawyers in Missouri and Kansas provide free consultations. At Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, we have been representing victims of medical malpractice including birth injuries for more than 15 years and we are proud to offer FREE consultation with no obligation. If you believe that your infant may have been injured due to the negligence of another, contact our experienced team of medical malpractice lawyers at (816) 471-5111 who can evaluate your case free of charge. If we determine that your case has merit, we will fight aggressively and tirelessly to obtain the compensation that your family deserves for your infant's birth injuries.

We understand that birth injuries can be devastating and our Missouri and Kansas birth injury law firm will bring more than 15 years of experience and knowledge and compassion to your case. You and your child do not have to spend the rest of your lives paying for another's mistakes.

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