Birth Defect Litigation

Birth defects and injuries can result from a number of different causes. Some of these injuries may occur during the period when the mother is pregnant with the child and may result from medication or toxins that the mother is exposed to prior to the birth of her child.

Sadly, sometimes an otherwise healthy child is injured during the time of delivery. This may result because an unskilled doctor is unaware of a problem and forces the child out of the birth canal by use of forceps, suction or pulling on the child's head.

Another form of birth defect and injury is what is generally described as traumatic birth injury. This situation occurs in the form of a trauma to the brain during delivery. This condition could be the result of a lack of oxygen to the child's brain during delivery.

If your child's birth defects are the result of a doctor, hospital or other health care provider's negligence, you may be entitled to significant damages.