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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Lawyer
If your child was born with a birth defect, it can cause a huge impact on you and your family. Therapy costs, medical bills and other losses can quickly add up.
A Hyattsville lawyer who is specialized in birth defects can help you file for reimbursement for the expenses of caring for your child with disabilities. Legal claims for birth defects are complex and it is essential to seek legal advice immediately.
Medical Malpractice
Medical professionals must adhere to a standard of care when treating pregnant women or their infants. When a doctor's actions are in violation of this standard and result in an injury or birth defect and/or death, they may be held responsible for harms suffered by their patient. A DC lawyer with experience in birth defect lawsuits can help you determine if your child's illness could have been caused by a medical error during pregnancy or delivery.
A doctor may also be accountable for a birth injury when they fail to diagnose or properly respond to fetal distress. This can lead to a range of serious problems, including hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIE) and brain injuries such as cerebral palsy.
Birth injuries differ from birth defects in that they are caused by events during pregnancy, delivery, or labor. These injuries can be caused by ailments like Erb's palsy which is caused when the nerves which energize and control the arms of a newborn are stretched or ruptured during birth as well as caput succedaneum which is a swelling of the scalp. Both of them can lead to lifelong disability and require ongoing treatment, resulting in hefty medical costs. A Washington, DC lawyer who is specialized in birth defects will offer a free consultation in order to examine your case and determine the best course of action for you and your baby.
Prescription Drugs
A birth defect lawyer may be able to help parents identify the root of the child's birth injury or defect. While many birth defects are due to the genetics of a mother's pregnancy but they can also happen because of medications. A number of commonly used medications can have negative effects on fetuses. This is particularly relevant in the first three months of pregnancy. These include anti-nausea medications and NSAIDs as well as chemotherapy medications, certain antibiotics, and many more. These medications have been linked with an increased risk of deformities in the limbs and heart defects, brain deformities and craniosynostois.
A doctor's job is to consider these risks when prescribing medication for women who are pregnant. When doctors fail to meet the requirements of this standard of care, they could be held liable for medical malpractice. Pharma companies could also be held responsible for not adequately inform mothers of the risks associated with their medications. Zofran is a medication used to treat nausea among cancer patients, has been found to increase the risk of major defects occurring in first-trimester pregnancy.
A birth defect lawyer can assist a family to obtain compensation for medical expenses, income loss and quality of life. This could include hospital expenses physician's fees, pharmaceutical costs and other expenses in addition to assistive devices, and therapy.
Chemical Exposure
A birth defect lawyer may bring an action on behalf families of children with congenital disabilities resulting from the negligence of companies who expose pregnant women chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. They are trained to find out the reason for the birth defect in order to bring a lawsuit against the companies that expose mothers to teratogens while they are at work or in their home.
Some of the exposures to chemicals that lead to birth defects are herbicides, fungicides, metals and other pesticides. They are referred to as teratogens because they affect the development of the fetus by producing chemical changes that block normal cell function or cause organs that are not properly formed. These chemicals can be found in diverse settings like the manufacturing of semiconductors, metal cleaning and paint production.
Other harmful chemicals that could cause birth defects are aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and dichloroethane. These chemicals have been proven to cause birth problems, including cardiac disorders in babies born to mothers who were exposed to them in the womb.
Parents have filed suit against a number of companies involved in exposing the families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of these birth defect lawyers have secured significant settlements for families that had children born with severe defects due to the toxic chemical exposures on the base.
Environmental Exposure
Some birth defects can be caused by a combination of medical negligence and environmental factors. If a family believes that their child's birth defect may be the result of medical malpractice, prescription drug overdose or exposure to harmful chemicals, they should talk to an DC birth injury lawyer to discuss the matter.
Chemicals and other toxins in the environment can cause serious birth defects when they are consumed by or absorbed by pregnant women. Teratogens is the name given to these substances. More than 4 million chemicals are present in our food, air and water, and some of them are harmful if they come into contact with a woman who is pregnant.
For instance, arsenic found in drinking water and cadmium in coal that has been contaminated can trigger numerous birth defects and health problems. Certain birth defects are also related to industrial solvents, such as benzene (a metal degreaser), toluene (a solvent for plastics) and trichloroethylene. Glycol-ethers, which are utilized in the production of silicon chips, semiconductors and video displays are recognized to increase a woman's chances of having birth defects.
LK's skilled birth defect attorneys have brought numerous lawsuits on behalf of children suffering from a myriad of birth defects as a result of improper exposure to chemicals and toxic substances at work or at home. These lawsuits usually involve a sophisticated scientific analysis and experts, such as toxicologists or epidemiologists, geneticists occupational medicine experts and embryologists.
If your child was born with a birth defect, it can cause a huge impact on you and your family. Therapy costs, medical bills and other losses can quickly add up.
A Hyattsville lawyer who is specialized in birth defects can help you file for reimbursement for the expenses of caring for your child with disabilities. Legal claims for birth defects are complex and it is essential to seek legal advice immediately.
Medical Malpractice
Medical professionals must adhere to a standard of care when treating pregnant women or their infants. When a doctor's actions are in violation of this standard and result in an injury or birth defect and/or death, they may be held responsible for harms suffered by their patient. A DC lawyer with experience in birth defect lawsuits can help you determine if your child's illness could have been caused by a medical error during pregnancy or delivery.
A doctor may also be accountable for a birth injury when they fail to diagnose or properly respond to fetal distress. This can lead to a range of serious problems, including hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIE) and brain injuries such as cerebral palsy.
Birth injuries differ from birth defects in that they are caused by events during pregnancy, delivery, or labor. These injuries can be caused by ailments like Erb's palsy which is caused when the nerves which energize and control the arms of a newborn are stretched or ruptured during birth as well as caput succedaneum which is a swelling of the scalp. Both of them can lead to lifelong disability and require ongoing treatment, resulting in hefty medical costs. A Washington, DC lawyer who is specialized in birth defects will offer a free consultation in order to examine your case and determine the best course of action for you and your baby.
Prescription Drugs
A birth defect lawyer may be able to help parents identify the root of the child's birth injury or defect. While many birth defects are due to the genetics of a mother's pregnancy but they can also happen because of medications. A number of commonly used medications can have negative effects on fetuses. This is particularly relevant in the first three months of pregnancy. These include anti-nausea medications and NSAIDs as well as chemotherapy medications, certain antibiotics, and many more. These medications have been linked with an increased risk of deformities in the limbs and heart defects, brain deformities and craniosynostois.
A doctor's job is to consider these risks when prescribing medication for women who are pregnant. When doctors fail to meet the requirements of this standard of care, they could be held liable for medical malpractice. Pharma companies could also be held responsible for not adequately inform mothers of the risks associated with their medications. Zofran is a medication used to treat nausea among cancer patients, has been found to increase the risk of major defects occurring in first-trimester pregnancy.
A birth defect lawyer can assist a family to obtain compensation for medical expenses, income loss and quality of life. This could include hospital expenses physician's fees, pharmaceutical costs and other expenses in addition to assistive devices, and therapy.
Chemical Exposure
A birth defect lawyer may bring an action on behalf families of children with congenital disabilities resulting from the negligence of companies who expose pregnant women chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. They are trained to find out the reason for the birth defect in order to bring a lawsuit against the companies that expose mothers to teratogens while they are at work or in their home.
Some of the exposures to chemicals that lead to birth defects are herbicides, fungicides, metals and other pesticides. They are referred to as teratogens because they affect the development of the fetus by producing chemical changes that block normal cell function or cause organs that are not properly formed. These chemicals can be found in diverse settings like the manufacturing of semiconductors, metal cleaning and paint production.
Other harmful chemicals that could cause birth defects are aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and dichloroethane. These chemicals have been proven to cause birth problems, including cardiac disorders in babies born to mothers who were exposed to them in the womb.
Parents have filed suit against a number of companies involved in exposing the families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of these birth defect lawyers have secured significant settlements for families that had children born with severe defects due to the toxic chemical exposures on the base.
Environmental Exposure
Some birth defects can be caused by a combination of medical negligence and environmental factors. If a family believes that their child's birth defect may be the result of medical malpractice, prescription drug overdose or exposure to harmful chemicals, they should talk to an DC birth injury lawyer to discuss the matter.
Chemicals and other toxins in the environment can cause serious birth defects when they are consumed by or absorbed by pregnant women. Teratogens is the name given to these substances. More than 4 million chemicals are present in our food, air and water, and some of them are harmful if they come into contact with a woman who is pregnant.
For instance, arsenic found in drinking water and cadmium in coal that has been contaminated can trigger numerous birth defects and health problems. Certain birth defects are also related to industrial solvents, such as benzene (a metal degreaser), toluene (a solvent for plastics) and trichloroethylene. Glycol-ethers, which are utilized in the production of silicon chips, semiconductors and video displays are recognized to increase a woman's chances of having birth defects.
LK's skilled birth defect attorneys have brought numerous lawsuits on behalf of children suffering from a myriad of birth defects as a result of improper exposure to chemicals and toxic substances at work or at home. These lawsuits usually involve a sophisticated scientific analysis and experts, such as toxicologists or epidemiologists, geneticists occupational medicine experts and embryologists.
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