If we feel you have a meritorious claim, Pegalis & Erickson, LLC will have nationally recognized experts review your case to determine whether you or your loved one's injuries were avoidable by the use of proper medical care and whether you may be entitled to compensation.
Frequent Causes of Birth Injury
- Failure to respond to bleeding.
- Failure to respond to umbilical cord entrapment.
- Failure to respond to fetal distress.
- Delay in ordering C-section.
- Misuse of vacuum extractor or forceps.
- Improper use of pitocin.
- Poor newborn care after birth.
- Failure to manage infection.
Possible Signs of Birth Injury
- A infant who is floppy, depressed, pale or blue after birth.
- Seizures and neurological problems in first days of life.
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cortical Blindness
- Mental Retardation
- Learning Deficits
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