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Birth Injury

Expectant parents await the arrival of their baby with joy and impatience. Unfortunately, there is always the possibility that the child won’t come into this world as perfectly healthy as they wish and birth defects put the pregnancy into a completely new perspective, as long-term care and medical attention may be required, depending on the severity of the defect.

Birth injury is a type of medical malpractice in which the mother or infant suffers serious injury during pregnancy, delivery, or following the birth. These tragic injuries place the mother and baby at risk for paralysis, brain injury, fractured bones, and even wrongful death. During the process of childbirth the infant may suffer a severe birth injury as the result of medical malpractice or negligence. Birth injuries may cause permanent deformities, serious developmental issues, and even death.

A child with injuries that have occurred at birth is often diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a variety of chronic disorders impairing control of movement and at times, impairing cognitive functioning. These disorders appear in the first few years of life and are caused by faulty development or damage to different areas fo the brain. Medical malpractice is a term used to describe mistakes made by doctors and hospitals either during delivery or improper anticipation of the child’s size which result in turbulent deliveries or excessive force applied during birth. Medical malpractive occurring during labor and delivery can cause cerebral palsy in the newborn. Babies with cerebral palsy face a lifetime of special needs and support. Tom Doehrman has handled cases for such babies and their parents throughtout Indiana and the Midwest.

You deserve to know if your child’s cerebral palsy is the result of medical negligence or medical malpractice that occurred during labor and delivery, or even during the pregnancy itself. It is your right to seek legal assistance to help defray medical bills, education costs and to help prevent the same error happening to other children.

Malpractice injuries include:

• Brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Paralysis
• Bone fractures
• Injury due to forceps
• Infections
• Cerebral palsy
• Erb’s palsy (brachial plexus)
• Autism
• Epilepsy
• Wrongful death

Tom Doehrman is a skilled and experienced Indianapolis, Indiana birth injury and medical malpractice lawyer. Tom has years experience and has achieved substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. Birth injury is a type of medical malpractice in which the mother or infant suffers serious injury during pregnancy, delivery, or following the birth. These tragic injuries place the mother and baby at risk for paralysis, brain injury, fractured bones, and even wrongful death. Renowned for his handling of birth injury cases, Tom Doehrman can help the families of Birth Injury get the compensation they deserve.