Bringing a child into the world is an exciting experience for mothers, fathers, and the entire family. Sometimes the positives of the experience can be overshadowed by something difficult yet preventable, like a birth injury. When a doctor, nurse, or another medical professional’s negligence leads to an injury to the mother or baby during the birthing process, it’s called a birth injury.
You shouldn’t be responsible for the costs surrounding you or your child’s birth injury, or any further costs you might incur from any permanent damage that was caused. Our Kansas City birth injury lawyer is able to give you the legal support you need to hold the negligent party responsible for the damages they caused so that you can get the justice that you and your family deserve.
Missouri Birth Injury Statistics
Birth injuries fall under medical malpractice claims. According to Missouri state law, when physicians, nurses, other medical professionals, or hospitals fail to act within their scope of care, and their negligence leads to the injury of their patient, then they can be held liable for their actions or inaction through a medical malpractice claim. Since they are the result of negligence by a medical professional, birth injuries are covered by that law.
In 2018, the infant death rate in Missouri was 6.3 per 1,000 live births, which is higher than the national rate of 5.8 per 1,000 live births. Possibly contributing to these stats, just over 9% of babies born in Missouri have a low birth weight, and over 1% have very low birth weight. While these percentages may sound low, but when around 60,000 babies are born in our state each year, that averages out to around 5,400 babies who are born with a low birth weight.
Although a baby with a low birth weight is not in itself a birth injury, the low weight could easily lead to birth injuries because the baby is more susceptible to injury than a baby with a normal weight. When babies have low birth weight, they are often born prematurely, which can also lead to complications during delivery that lead to birth injuries. However, babies of any weight and of any term length can experience birth injuries if the doctor or nurse is negligent during the delivery process.
Common Birth Injuries
When you or your baby have suffered from a birth injury, it’s important to know that you’re not alone. Other women and babies have been injured during the birthing process, and subsequently have filed claims against the negligent party. Knowing that others have fought to hold the doctor or other medical professionals responsible for their injuries could help you feel more empowered to do the same.
At Thomas Law Offices, our Kansas City birth injury lawyer is here to support you through this complex process and give you the confidence to hold the negligent party legally responsible for your injuries. Here are some of the more common birth injuries that we see with our clients:
- Brachial plexus injury
- Broken bones
- Cerebral palsy
- Brain injury
- Spine injury
- Erb’s palsy
- Klumpke paralysis
- Nerve damage
- Meconium aspiration
- Preeclampsia
- Epidural
If you don’t see your situation on this list, don’t worry—it’s likely we can still handle your Kansas City birth injury claim. We know that this is a difficult time for you and your family, and our experienced personal injury attorney will give your case the attention and care that it needs.
Contact Our Kansas City Birth Injury Lawyer
When you or your baby suffer from a birth injury, it means things didn’t go as you expected. While you’re coping with the damage done and trying to heal, an experienced Kansas City birth injury lawyer from Thomas Law Offices can handle your legal claim against the negligent party responsible for the injury. Birth injuries have the potential to affect the rest of you or your baby’s life.
Hiring us ensures that you get the justice you deserve for your current and future costs, as well as emotional damages like pain and suffering. Reach out to our office today so we can being discussing your potential claim and how we should effectively move forward.
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