Fort Mitchell Birth Injury Lawyer
Childbirth may come with risks by nature, but many birth injuries arise from medical malpractice, not unforeseen complications. Your family may have grounds for a birth injury lawsuit in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, if a medical practitioner involved in your care during pregnancy, labor, or delivery made a mistake or careless lapse in judgment, and this caused injury to you or your child. The Fort Mitchell birth injury lawyers at Hendy | Johnson | Vaughn | Emery can help you pursue justice and fair financial compensation.
Contact our Fort Mitchell medical malpractice lawyers today at (859) 578-4444Â for a free case evaluation.
What Is a Birth Injury?
All medical providers have a legal and ethical obligation to treat patients with the proper level of skill, care and knowledge. This level of patient treatment is known as the “standard of care” in the medical industry. When an obstetrician, gynecologist, midwife, nurse or another health care practitioner carelessly or knowingly falls short of the standard of care, patients can suffer the consequences. Breaching the medical standard of care is known as medical malpractice.
A birth injury refers to a preventable injury suffered by an infant or mother before, during or shortly after birth. A birth injury claim is a civil cause of action that can arise if a health care practitioner involved in the birthing process makes an error that results in harm to the patient or infant. It is a type of medical malpractice that often involves staff carelessness, surgical mistakes and hospital errors.
Common Examples of Birth Injuries
When a medical practitioner makes an error before or during childbirth, it can result in serious injuries to both mother and child. Examples of medical malpractice such as failing to diagnose a maternal infection, using the incorrect birthing technique, misusing birth-assistive tools, failing to monitor fetal vital signs or failing to take the proper actions in a medical emergency can result in a wide variety of infant injuries. Common examples in Kentucky are:
- Broken bones
- Cuts or scrapes
- Bruising or forceps marks
- Muscle and soft-tissue injuries
- Nerve damage or facial paralysis
- Brain hypoxia
- Brain injuries and brain damage
- Cerebral palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Shoulder dystocia
- Erb’s or Klumpke’s palsy
- Spinal cord injuries
If your child was diagnosed with any type of injury shortly after birth, consider the possibility of medical malpractice. Tell your story to an attorney at the Law Offices of Hendy | Johnson | Vaughn | Emery to find out if your case has merit. We can carefully investigate the birth injury, search for signs of medical negligence or medical malpractice, gather evidence against a doctor or another provider, explain your legal rights, and demand maximum financial compensation on your behalf.
We Can Go Up Against Any Adversary in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Our birth injury lawyers have the experience and resources to go up against any hospital, health care center or birthing facility in Kentucky on your behalf. We can help you build a claim against any local facility, including:
- Fort Mitchell Primary Care
- St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Covington Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Florence Hospital
- Kenton County Health Center
- Christ Hospital
- Norton Children’s Hospital
- Pediatric Partners of Northern Kentucky
Our attorneys can identify the defendant(s) in your birth injury case, whether it is an individual OBGYN or the larger medical center. Then, we can guide you through the legal process step by step.
Speak to a Birth Injury Attorney in Fort Mitchell Today | Free Case Review
Birth injuries and birth trauma are complex areas of medical malpractice law. More than that, they are devastating tragedies for the families involved. Our Fort Mitchell birth injury lawyers focus on the person behind the personal injury. Our Fort Mitchell personal injury attorneys will be there for you, your child and your family during a legal claim. Contact us online or call (859) 600-6725 today to request your free initial consultation.