HANDLING YOUR BIRTH INJURY LAWSUIT IN NYC
The birth of a newborn is one of the most joyous events that is long awaited by parents and close family members. However, for some, that joy turns to misery when they learn that their beloved and innocent child has been injured. This may be due to an avoidable medical error before, during, or after the birth. The injury causes the family to face added medical procedures and perhaps a lifetime of limitations. In the Brooklyn and NYC areas, attorney Alexander Karasik is an experienced and successful birth injury attorney you can contact. He helps clients to pursue medical malpractice lawsuits like birth injury so they can recover compensation to offset the expenses of this serious birth injury.
COMMON ERRORS THAT CAUSE BIRTH INJURIES
Not every birth injury is the result of negligence. Often times, things may not go as planned. However, when carelessness has harmed your child, the emotional impact is very devastating. The central question is whether or not the medical professionals followed the proper medical procedures and whether they met the right standards of care expected in the practice of obstetrics in New York.
Some of the birth injuries caused by deviations from the expected standards of care and negligence may include, among others:
- Prolonging labor after the membranes have ruptured
- Failure to recognize the need for a Caesarean Section
- Inability to refer a mother with a high-risk pregnancy to a specialist
- Inaccurate vacuum extraction or forceps delivery
- Failure to detect wrapping of the umbilical cord around the infant’s neck
- Inability to act appropriately upon signs of oxygen deprivation to the fetus
- Inability to take appropriate steps to avoid premature delivery, e.g., performing a cerclage.
COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE
Attorney Alexander Karasik is dedicated to achieving justice for your injured child and will fight passionately and tirelessly to obtain the compensation needed to give your child the life he or she deserves. He is committed to holding incompetent or negligent physicians and medical facilities accountable for their wrongdoings. This ensures that justice is found for those whose lives have been affected. Whether it be Erb’s palsy, blindness, bruising & swelling, broken bones, dislocations, shoulder dystocia, nerve damage, Cerebral palsy, facial paralysis, Cephalohematoma, brain damage caused by kernicterus, or any other birth injury, Attorney Alexander Karasik is here to help.