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The birth of a child should be one of the happiest moments of a person’s life, but when something goes wrong, it can quickly turn into one of the worst.
If your child suffered a serious injury, such as shoulder dystocia or hypoxia, or they were diagnosed with a condition like cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy after a difficult pregnancy, labor, or delivery, he or she may have suffered what is known as a birth injury.
A birth injury not only alters the course of your child’s life (as well as your own), but it can also result in a serious financial burden for families. Medical bills are pricey, and depending on the severity of the injury, care may be required for the rest of the child’s life.
When you contact Wagner Reese, we can help you explore you options for financial compensation.
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When delivery room doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals make mistakes or act negligently, infants and mothers can suffer severe, life-altering injuries. In more extreme cases, medical negligence can lead to the death of an unborn or newborn child.
Cephalohematoma
Cerebral Palsy
Delivery Room Errors
Forceps Injuries
Erb’s palsy brachial plexus birth injuries
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE
Preeclampsia
Infant Brain Injuries
Shoulder Dystocia
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious and potentially life-threatening medical condition involving decreased blood and oxygen to an infant’s brain (a form of birth asphyxia). This deprivation can result in infant brain damage, as well as heightened risks of significant impairment, permanent disability, or death.
Though the effects of HIE and related disabilities depends on various factors – such as the severity and duration of oxygen deprivation and management of conditions by medical professionals immediately after complications – families with children born with HIE must often confront a lifetime of physical, emotional, and financial hurdles, including:
HIE Cases, Brain Injury, & Death
The costs of long-term medical care and monitoring
Expenses for specialized education, accommodations, and other needs
Intellectual and developmental disabilities, including delays in reaching developmental milestones
Emotional and psychological suffering of parents and families
A child’s diminished ability to work and earn wages in the future, or support and care for themselves
HIE & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Doctors who treat pregnant mothers have a duty to reduce risks and provide a level of treatment any reasonably competent physician would be able to provide. This means being able to identify and properly address known risk factors for oxygen deprivation that can lead to HIE, such as low or high blood pressure in the mother, placental ruptures or reduced blood flow, maternal infections, umbilical cord problems, and other potential risks.
During pregnancy
HIE may be caused by a number of medical mistakes and forms of malpractice during various phases of pregnancy and delivery. For example:
Proper care and prompt response to complications is critical during labor and delivery and to avoiding preventable oxygen deprivation. If doctors and nurses fail to appropriately monitor signs of fetal distress, for example, they may fail to recognize when an infant is at risk of suffering brain damage and / or fail to take the necessary immediate response, such as performing a C-section.
During labor and delivery
Medical professionals also have obligations to properly and promptly administer necessary treatments to manage complications and medical conditions involving infants. In cases of oxygen deprivation, this includes not only a prompt response during delivery (such as an emergency C-section), but also post-delivery treatment such as therapeutic hypothermia, or “brain cooling,” which can reduce risks of long-term damage.
After birth
Despite medical advancements in the birth process, doctor mistakes, hospital staff negligence, and other forms of negligent medical management still cause most of the infant head injuries that result in permanent traumatic brain injuries to babies. As an experienced Indianapolis brain injury law firm, Wagner Reese understands that many tragic infant brain injury cases are preventable.
Our experienced Indianapolis brain injury lawyers conduct a thorough investigation into the actions and decisions of all hospital staff involved before, during, and after a birth-related brain injury. We carefully examine hospital records, interview witnesses, and work with neurological experts and other medical specialists to determine the cause and extent of infant brain damage.
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The Grace Care Center’s Mobile Pantry recently stopped in the parking lot of Wagner Reese, giving employees of the law firm a chance to volunteer in the grocery store on wheels.
“The Mobile Pantry is designed to bring essential groceries directly to neighborhoods experiencing need,” said Cara Augspurger, Grace Care Center Foundation’s executive director. “Not only does it always have access to fresh, healthy food, including fresh produce, pantry staples or culturally specific foods, the pantry lets people choose items they would want, similar to shopping at a grocery store. Families get what works for them.”
Launched in 2022, the Mobile Pantry makes regular rounds every other Wednesday between March and December. Occasionally, it adds a stop at a local business to allow employees to give back and community members to shop for items they need.
For Wagner Reese managing partner Jason Reese, who serves on the advisory board of the Grace Care Center, it was the perfect way to support an initiative he’s passionate about.