Ogden Birth Injury Lawyer
Birth Injury Lawyers in Ogden
If you as a parent believe that someone else is legally responsible for causing your child’s injuries during pregnancy, birth, or shortly after delivery, contact a compassionate Ogden birth injury lawyer at Feller & Wendt, LLC. This is a serious form of medical malpractice that deserves attention from experienced attorneys. Suffering an injury right at birth can set a child up for a lifetime of disabilities. We can help you work through your case and fight for the financial recovery your family needs to move forward. Call (801) 499-5060 to speak to an attorney in Ogden, UT for free today.
Common Types of Birth Injuries
An infant can sustain virtually any type of injury before, during, or after delivery. However, certain types of injuries point to medical malpractice more than others. Over the years, physicians have perfected the procedure of birthing a child. While complications can and do still arise, competent doctors have the ability to deal with emergency situations in a way that gives mother and child the best chance of survival. It is when physicians, nurses, obstetricians, hospitals, and other parties neglect their professional duties that negligence-related injuries occur. These injuries can include:
- Acquired brain injuries such as hypoxia, asphyxia, or anoxia
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Cerebral palsy
- Muscle-related injuries such as brachial plexus injuries
- Lacerations
- Broken bones
- Infections
- Delivery-related injuries
Lack of due care from healthcare professionals during pregnancy and labor can set the mother and child up for failure. Negligence, incompetence, carelessness, or wanton disregard for safety could all result in serious to fatal injuries to mother or child. From preeclampsia and maternal diabetes to severe jaundice or Klumpke’s palsy in a newborn, a wide range of damages can impact mother and baby because of someone else’s negligence. In these cases, parents should always speak to an Ogden personal injury lawyer experienced in birth injuries about their rights.
What to Do About Suspected Medical Malpractice in Utah
In Utah, parents have the right to go up against doctors, OBGYNs, and birth centers in pursuit of financial compensation for birth injuries. Financial recovery won’t take back what happened to your child or reverse the damages, but it can provide financial stability and security for years to come – even in the face of lifelong disabilities such as cerebral palsy. The settlement or verdict you win in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Ogden could set your family up for success despite serious health conditions and injuries.
As soon as you suspect malpractice played a role in your child’s birth injuries, contact an Ogden birth injury lawyer at Feller & Wendt, LLC. We’ll set up a free, no-obligation case evaluation with one of our lead attorneys over the phone or right in Ogden. If we believe you have the elements of a personal injury claim, we’ll provide assistance with every step of the claims process. You could fight for justice and compensation in the face of serious birth injuries with our help.
Free Consultation with an Ogden Birth Injury Attorney
You have two years from the date of the birth injuries to file your medical malpractice claim in Utah. There is an extended statute of repose of four years in certain situations. The longer you wait, the greater the risk of losing your right to file at all. Protect your rights by talking to our attorneys as soon as possible after learning of your child’s birth injuries. Call (801) 499-5060 or contact us online to learn more about your case.
