Why Do Birth Injuries Occur?
The cause of birth injuries is a subject hospitals, doctors and medical professionals would rather not discuss with full openness and candor. It is vital for parents and medical professionals to understand why birth injuries occur, both to help the family going forward and to reduce the chances of future tragedies.
At Patton Law Practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, our attorneys are at the forefront of working for patient safety by finding the truth about birth injuries.
Finding the Truth About Why a Birth Injury Happened
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Knowing the full truth can bring closure to the family, help with the financial burdens created by a birth injury, and help make the medical system safer for mothers, babies and all patients.
- Medical oversight: Doctors, nurses, lab technicians and others simply fail to notice problems when they arise. At every stage of pregnancy and delivery, negligence can lead to birth injuries.
- Doctor inexperience: A new doctor or one unaccustomed to working with obstetrics patients may not recognize warning signs. The physician's office or hospital should provide supervision and back-up for inexperienced doctors.
- Improper staffing, lack of staff: Short-staffed hospitals or doctors' offices may use inexperienced or unqualified personnel who fail to recognize and appropriately deal with pregnancy and delivery problems.
- Failure to respond or take appropriate action: When a fetal heart rate changes or when a laboring mother's condition changes, doctors must quickly recognize the problem, diagnose it and take quick and medically appropriate action.
If your baby suffered a birth injury, talk to a lawyer who has experience with birth injury cases. Please call or e-mail Patton Law Practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. We have the experience, determination and compassion it takes to find the truth.
