What You Need to Know if Your Baby is Victim to a Michigan Birth Injury

Michigan birth injuries are more common than most parents think. During the labor and delivery process, doctors often have to make decisions on the spot, and sometimes even the slightest mistake can be life-altering to the baby. Waiting too long to perform a C-section, pulling on the baby's head or neck, not using forceps properly, failing to untangle the umbilical cord and removing it from around the baby's neck, failing to diagnose meningitis and give antibiotics timely, and failing to resuscitate the baby are all doctor errors that can result in injury to the baby or wrongful death.

Sometimes, doctors also fail to recognize that the mother is at risk for delivering early, thereby failing to prevent the premature delivery of the baby. A baby that is born too early is at risk of developing neurological and physical problems and even death.

Severe birth injuries result in mental retardation, seizures, Erb's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, learning disabilities, and developmental delays. If you believe your baby was a victim of a Michigan birth injury, contact our Child Help Line at The Thurswell Law Firm at 866-354-5544 (Toll Free) for a free consultation. Our Michigan injury attorneys are here to help you through this difficult time. 

We have the financial resources and experts to take on even the toughest birth injury case and help you receive the highest possible compensation for your pain and suffering and the dramatic life-style change. The Thurswell Law Firm has settled many Detroit birth injury cases successfully for its clients recently, including:

• $11 million* - the baby lost oxygen resulting in Cerebral Palsy because the doctor failed to perform C-section.
• $3.5 million* - doctors failed perform C-section to deliver the second twin, who was in breech position. The baby lost oxygen to the brain resulting in Cerebral Palsy.
• $500,000* - baby's shoulder got caught coming out of birth canal, and the doctor pulled on the baby's head causing nerve injury to baby's arm resulting in Erb's Palsy.

If a baby loses oxygen during the labor and delivery process, the baby's brain can suffer permanent damage because of oxygen deprivation resulting in a case of Michigan Cerebral Palsy. Children who suffer from this type of injury or any other severe injury will typically need lifelong medical treatment and rehabilitation including: medication, physical therapy, occupational therapy, attendant care, surgeries, special equipment and supplies. Because injuries of this nature will result in lifetime medical bills, you will need to consider the costs associated with this injury and the impact they will have before settling your claim with the insurance company. 

There are certain birth injuries that could have been preventable including: Developmental Delay - delay in crawling, walking and coordination; Cerebral Palsy - weakness or inability to use arms or legs normally; Learning Disability - difficulty reading, writing, spelling or reasoning; Mental Retardation - difficulty learning and understanding; Erb's Palsy - weakness of paralysis of the arm or hand; and Hydrocephalus - fluid/water around the brain. Call The Thurswell Law Firm at 866-354-5544 (Toll Free) for a free consultation with a Michigan birth injury lawyer today and find out if your baby's injury was a result of medical negligence.

We know the importance of investigating your claim and want you to know that your case will be handled with outmost care by an experienced Detroit injury lawyer. You will have direct access to your attorney, and you won't have to pay any fees unless we settle your case.

* - Disclaimer: The above results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of the above clients' cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client's case.

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