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Baton Rouge Birth Injury Lawyer

Medical malpractice can destroy a new family by causing serious injury during birth. If this has happened to your family, get the compensation your family needs by working with a Baton Rouge birth injury lawyer.

Bringing a child into the world is a beautiful thing and a joyous occasion for your family. But when a newborn child or the mother is injured during the process, this beautiful miracle of life turns to tragedy, especially when it’s fatal.

This type of situation can be tough to deal with both emotionally and financially. How do you pay for the impending medical bills? What does it mean for the future of your child? Will the hospital or doctor be held responsible?

These questions can be answered by a Baton Rouge birth injury lawyer from Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers. Experienced in various types of birthing and prenatal injuries, our firm can help you get the compensation you deserve.

Types of Birth Injuries

The birthing process can lead to many types of injuries due to the fact that there is just so much going on at once. Injuries that your Baton Rouge birth injury lawyer will have experience handling claims for include all of the following:

  • Lacerations
  • Spinal or brain injuries
  • Medicinal injuries
  • Neck or back injuries
  • Erb’s and cerebral palsy
  • Forceps injuries
  • Failure to diagnose a potential birth defect during pregnancy
  • C-section errors

Your specific claim and the amount of compensation you may be eligible for will vary based on the specific injuries that occurred. In addition, the outcome of your case will depend on who is responsible for the injuries and how their medical malpractice insurer reacts to your claim. 

Who Is at Fault for Birthing Malpractice?

In situations like these, it’s likely that multiple parties will be responsible for the injuries sustained. Potential parties responsible include the following:

  • The medical professionals handling the birth
  • The physician overseeing the prenatal care
  • The hospital if their employees were negligent in anyway
  • The company that makes the drugs if your injuries were sustained from a defective drug
  • The manufacturers of medical equipment or technology if they were defective

In order to find out who is at fault for your family’s birthing injury, your Baton Rouge birth injury lawyer will investigate all parties involved to see where the injury could have been prevented. Determining fault is important to both your lawyer and the insurance companies because that will help determine how much compensation you are eligible to receive.

Compensation for a Birth Injury

The most important thing you want to know, after you make sure the mother and child will be ok, is how much compensation you may be eligible to receive. In order to arrive at a proper assessment, all of the facts of your case must be taken into consideration.

The good news is that there are certain expenses that will likely be included in your birth injury claim:

  • Medical expenses, both current and future
  • Compensation to account for the needs of a long-term or permanent disability
  • Loss of quality of life
  • Loss of consortium
  • Rehabilitation or physical therapy
  • Lost wages, income, or earning potential

Contact a Baton Rouge Birthing Malpractice Lawyer

No family should have to deal with injuries sustained during the birth process, especially when they result from the negligence of medical malpractice. If your family experiences a birth injury, those responsible should be held accountable for their actions. 

To increase your chances of getting the compensation you deserve, hire a Baton Rouge birth injury lawyer from  Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers. Schedule a free consultation by simply completing the form below or calling us today at 225-387-2323.