Premature Birth is a Common Result of Detroit Medical Malpractice

Premature births are considered the number one cause of death for infants in the US. With half a million premature infants born each year, prematurity is clearly a danger facing many local families.

A pregnancy is considered full-term when the child is carried for nine months. Births that occur before this 37-week gestational period are considered premature or preterm. Because there are important physical developments that occur during the later months of pregnancy, early births can result in serious consequences for the child.

While premature births are most common among women carrying multiple children, there are a number of factors that can cause a premature birth. Women who suffer from an incompetent or weak cervix are most susceptible to preterm births.

Premature births can interrupt development of the nervous system, internal organs and lungs, leading to severe fetal distress. Conditions that often threaten underdeveloped infants include:

• Respiratory failure
• Digestive issues
• Neurological deficits

In some cases, pre-term births give no warning and are therefore unforeseeable. In other cases, however, doctors and nurses should be aware of women showing early risk factors of premature birth and provide special care before, during and after birth to ensure a healthy delivery.

Doctors and health care professionals can be held responsible for any Michigan birth injury or death resulting from their negligence. If your child was harmed by malpractice you should not have to pay for the resulting pile of medical bills and associated costs.

Speak with a Michigan injury lawyer to learn how you can recover damages and lost wages by filing a medical malpractice suit against the negligent doctor. Call the Michigan birth injury attorneys at The Thurswell Law Firm toll-free at (866)-354-5566 to learn more about your rights as a victim.