Boulder Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Colorado Birth Injuries

The birth of a child is supposed to be one of the happiest, most momentous occasions in a parent’s life, but sadly this is not always the case.  All a parent wants is for their child to enter the world healthy and unscathed, but sometimes this is prevented from happening because of a doctor’s mistake.  Birth injuries are a prevalent type of medical malpractice in Colorado, and many babies suffer from injuries inflicted because of careless or negligent medical professionals.  For every thousand babies born, seven will suffer from birth injuries. 

Any type of physical harm or damage that is inflicted during the birthing process is considered to be a birth injury, and an attorney from our firm can help you if your baby has fallen victim to this type of medical malpractice.  There are a wide variety of birth injuries that a child can suffer from and many of these can result in long-term or permanent consequences that may affect a child and their family for the rest of their life.  There are many different causes of birth injuries, including breech delivery, delayed cesarean section, failure to notice fetal distress, placenta abruption, and medical negligence.  The possible consequences of birth injuries include:

• Skin irritations
• Temporary paralysis
• Fractured collar bones
• Fractured arms
• Brain damage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Mental retardation
• Epilepsy
• Autism

Longmont & Boulder Birth Injury Attorney

If your child has suffered from any type of birth injury, we strongly advise you to speak with a Boulder medical malpractice lawyer at our firm.  An experienced attorney will examine all the information surrounding your child’s injuries and will take the proper legal action to hold the medical practitioner who caused the injuries responsible for their negligent actions.  Birth injuries can cost a family a significant amount of money, and if the injury is severe or permanent the family could potentially end up paying for the doctor’s mistake for the duration of the child’s life.  A medical malpractice lawyer will fight to make sure compensation is provided for any past, present or future expenses stemming from the birth injury.   

If your baby suffered injuries during birth, you should contact a Boulder medical malpractice attorney at The Law Office of Edward Smith as soon as possible!