Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Wilkes-Barre Area Birth Injury Attorneys
Preventable birth injuries are among the most tragic examples of medical malpractice. Every child deserves the right to begin life in optimal health, but sometimes negligence by a health care provider leads to a serious birth injury that could have been avoided with proper care. The negligence of a medical caregiver can result in permanent impairment for a child and a lifetime of anguish for the family. If you know or suspect your child was a victim of medical malpractice during birth, speak to the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre area birth injury attorneys and registered nurses at the Foley Law Firm today.
Birth Injuries
Tragically, medical malpractice affects patients of all ages, including newborn babies. Babies are particularly susceptible to injury during and directly after birth, when their vulnerable bodies must be handled with exceptional care. When medical professionals are negligent in their duty to provide this care, serious, permanent injuries such as cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, shoulder dystocia, brain damage, and skeletal deformities can result. In most cases, these birth injuries could have been prevented had the health care providers exercised due care.
If your child has suffered a birth injury, our attorneys at our Scranton and Stroudsburg offices may be able to help your family obtain compensation. We will take action against any and all parties responsible for your baby's birth injury, including physicians, nurses, and other medical staff. Our experienced birth injury attorneys are able to build cases to address a range of medical errors, including the failure to anticipate or respond to complications during the birth process and the application of undue force during the delivery.
Of course, no financial award could ever compensate for the harm inflicted on your child. Still, it is important to understand and consider your legal options, as difficult as that may be during your time of grief. At the Foley Law Firm, we have the sensitivity and compassion to guide you through this most difficult time. We invite you to contact our firm serving Stroudsburg, Milford, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton today to meet with our birth injury attorneys and registered nurses for an explanation of your options and an evaluation of your case.
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Cerebral palsy is a disorder caused by damage to the motor centers of an infant’s brain that results in an inability to control body movements. It is a lifelong affliction with no known cure. Cerebral palsy can be caused by head trauma inflicted during and immediately after birth. About one in five cases of cerebral palsy results from such trauma. Parents in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre whose children are afflicted with cerebral palsy can seek help from our birth injury attorneys, who will thoroughly research the cause of the disorder and hold negligent medical professionals responsible for their mistakes.
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Brachial palsy is a condition in which damage to the brachial nerves during birth leads to partial or total upper arm paralysis. As birthing techniques improve, this birth injury becomes less common. However, when it does occur, the effects may last a lifetime. Many cases of brachial palsy are the result of improper or careless handling during breech births or the birth of larger infants. If you suspect your child's brachial palsy resulted from medical malpractice, our birth injury attorneys can help you determine who is responsible and assist you in attaining the full compensation you and your child deserve.
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Erb’s palsy, like brachial palsy, results from damage to the brachial nerves. However, Erb’s palsy affects the lower arms as well as the upper arms. The condition can result from a number of negligent actions. Our birth injury attorneys and registered nurses have the resources and dedication to expose medical malpractice when it occurs, and they can help you achieve justice and the full compensation you, your child, and your family deserve for the hardships that result from Erb's palsy.
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Many other injuries can be caused by careless medical treatment before, during, and after a birth. Some other common birth injuries are broken bones from shoulder dystocia, brain damage from head injuries or oxygen deprivation, and skeletal deformities. Serving the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre areas, our birth injury attorneys will use the full resources of the Foley Law Firm to help you hold negligent medical caregivers liable for the harm they caused your child, and they will help you attain complete compensation to cover your immediate and long-term medical expenses as well as your emotional suffering and other difficulties.
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Contact the Foley Law Firm
What should be one of the happiest times for a family can become a tragedy with lifelong consequences when medical negligence results in a serious birth injury. If you live in the Scranton, Stroudsburg, Hazleton, or Wilkes-Barre area, contact our birth injury attorneys and registered nurses today to get the help you need to determine what medical errors were perpetrated before, during, or after your child's birth and to achieve justice and full compensation for your child and your family.
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