Birth Injury & Medical Negligence

Attorneys Serving St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois


Birth injuries occur when the medical staff present during the childbirth is negligent and injure the baby. Birth injuries can have long lasting effects on both the child and the family. Although childbirth is one of the most difficult aspects of medicine, this does not mean that mistakes and medical negligence should be tolerated. If you child has been injured during the childbirth process, you deserve to recover compensation.
Birth Injury
Some of the most common forms of birth injury are:

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Erbs Palsy
  • Hypoxia

Cerebral palsy is a birth injury that occurs, damaging the brain, in about one out of every 2000 babies who are born in the United States, and it is often caused by medical negligence or medical malpractice committed during the childbirth.Cerebral palsy can be caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain, and its effects can be permanent. Cerebral palsy can cause:

  • Delayed Motor Development
  • Poor Coordination
  • Muscle Spasms
  • Seizures
  • Feeding Difficulties

Erbs palsy is a birth injury that occurs as a result of trauma to the brachial plexus nerve. Erbs palsy affects arm movement and control, and in some cases it can cause permanent problems, including:

  • Poor Arm Control
  • Lack of Coordination
  • Low Muscle Strength
  • Slow Development
  • Lack of Arm Movement

Birth injury can also stem from hypoxia, or lack of oxygen. Hypoxia is a serious birth injury because its effects are numerous, devastating, and they can last a lifetime. Some effects of hypoxia are:Birth Injury

  • Death
  • Brian Damage
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Coma
  • Seizures

A birth injury can mean years of rehabilitation for your child, as well as large medical bills in the future. You do not deserve to suffer these losses because medical malpractice or medical negligence injured you child.

If your child has suffered a birth injury, contact the birth injury attorneys at Brown & Brown Attorneys at Law. Our birth injury and medical negligence attorney will work with you to get you the compensation you deserve.


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