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Medical mistakes are the cause of many birth injuries, and a NY City Birth Injury Attorney has found that one of those potential medical mistakes is the failure to perform a C-section in a timely manner. Since the medical staff that is involved in the delivery of a baby has, the responsibility to monitor both the mother and child’s vital signs, they should be aware of both patients’ overall condition at all times. On those occasions when the medical staff fails in their assigned responsibilities, and the doctor should not begin a C-section when he should, the infant could suffer permanent damage. The same may hold true if the doctor does not perform a C-section when the conditions warrant the procedure.

A C-section is the common term for a Caesarean section, which is when the infant is removed through the mother’s abdomen instead of through the vaginal opening. This procedure is often performed when there are risks to either mother or the baby by vaginal delivery.

In order for a C-section to be performed properly, it must be performed within a certain time frame. A New York Birth Injury Attorney alleges that to be more specific, once the doctor makes the decision to perform a C-section, it should be done in less than 30 minutes. Late C-sections have resulted in permanent birth injuries to the infant, including cerebral palsy, erb’s palsy, and brain damage. Each of these carries long-term consequences to the child and the family.

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Medical malpractice is an area of the law that covers just about everything from misdiagnosis to birth injuries. Birth injuries may also include the improper use of forceps to assist in the birthing process. While they are supposed to help ease the child into the world and help in preventing oxygen deprivation and helping babies that are not positioned the right way in the birth canal, if used the wrong way, may cause injuries like Erb’s palsy or cerebral palsy, reported the New York Birth Injury Lawyer.

Typically, forceps have two cups that are rounded at each end. These are placed in such a way to encircle the baby’s head. They can certainly save an infant’s life, but one wrong move and the baby may sustain serious, life long, permanent damage. Aside from cerebral palsy, improperly used forceps in birthing may also result in head trauma and brain injury. Another typical birth injury is nerve damage to the side of the baby’s face. Hospitals in The Bronx and Brooklyn take steps to avoid this problem.

It’s true, forceps delivery does have some inherent risks in it. Nonetheless, the team in the delivery room with the mother is expected to live up to a certain accepted medical standard of care during the birth. If the team doesn’t meet that level of care and the outcome of the birthing process is injury to the child, the parents may well have reason to file a medical malpractice birth injury lawsuit.

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The parents of a child born with Erb’s Palsy recently filed a medical malpractice suit claiming their doctor was negligent when delivering their baby. It is claimed that the obstetrician-gynecologist was negligent because she failed to use the proper protocol when delivering their daughter in 2004.

During the child’s delivery, the doctor heightened the left shoulder dystocia injury by applying too much pressure on the baby. Erb’s Palsy, also known as Brachial Plexus Injury, resulted.

A New York City Birth Injury Attorney very familiar with the condition said, “Erb’s Palsy, or Brachial Plexus Injury, is a condition in which a newborn can move one arm but not the other. The condition results from nerve damage. Sometimes this damage is minor and heals itself in days or weeks, but sometimes, entire bundles of nerves are ripped away from the spinal cord causing serious damage.”

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