Birth Injuries

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he birth of a child is one of life’s most joyful events. Birth injuries can rob new parents of that joy. A child who suffers birth injury may be permanently disabled, have a significantly reduced life expectancy, or even die during or shortly after birth. The knowledge that most birth injuries are preventable makes the tragedy even more painful

Common birth injuries

Your doctor may not tell you that you child’s injury was preventable. Common birth injuries include:

Brain injury
Brachial plexus injuries
Infections
Spinal cord damage
Bruising from forceps
Skull fractures
Clavicle fractures
Spasticity
Paralysis
Facial paralysis
Excessive bleeding
Bleeding beneath the scalp
Bleeding inside the skull
Cranial nerve trauma
Soft tissue injuries
Horner’s Syndrome
Kernicterus
Untreated jaundice
Meconium aspiration
Seizures
Skin irritation
Hearing damage
Cleft palate
Heart abnormalities
Joint abnormalities
Spinal bifida
Deformed internal organs
Stillbirth
Infant death

Causes of birth injury

Improper medical care during pregnancy and delivery can cause preventable birth injuries. Common causes of birth injury include:

Untreated infections and medical problems in the mother
Untreated infections and medical problems in the fetus
Administration of inappropriate medications during pregnancy and/or delivery
Rh incompatibility
Improper use of delivery instruments
Abnormal presentation, including shoulder dystocia
Pre or post mature delivery due to improper dating
Miscalculation of the size of the fetus
Failure to monitor fetus and respond to fetal distress
Failure to perform a timely c-section
Failure to give oxygen to newborns when needed

Birth injury cases are complex and require special expertise. If your child has been the victim of birth injury, please contact Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey & Thetford today so we can put you in touch with an experienced birth injury attorney.

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McAlester Office
343 E. Carl Albert Pkwy.
McAlester, OK 74501

Phone: (918) 423-0421
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Oklahoma City Office
525 Central Park Dr., 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: (405) 524-2268
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Tulsa Office
2417 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74170

Phone: (918) 749-0749
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Disclaimer: The information contained throughout this site is meant to generally inform the reader about our areas of practice, including birth injury. This information is not meant to be taken as legal advice and nothing on this site establishes a lawyer / client relationship. Our accident lawyers provide legal assistance in the Tulsa area including Oklahoma City, McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma.