Breech Birth Injury Los Angeles Attorney
What is a Breech Birth Injury?
A breech birth injury occurs when a baby is born and delivered feet first or buttocks first. Newborn babies should be delivered head first which allows for them to more easily pass down the birthing canal and it also prevents the arms and legs from getting stuck which could cause other birth injuries. A breech birth generally occurs because a newborn baby fails to settle in a head down position, or cephalic presentation, where there is such limited space in the woman's uterus.
It is the responsibility of your Los Angeles physician or doctor to determine that your child is in an unsafe breech birthing position and to attempt to get your newborn child into a correct birthing condition. If your doctor fails to recognize the urgency of this matter and that your child is in a breech position, your baby may be seriously harmed. If your newborn baby was seriously injured as a result of your doctor's negligence in recognizing that your baby was in a breech birthing position, please contact one of our Los Angeles Breech Birth Injury Lawyers today.
The three most common types of Breeching Births which may result in birth injuries include:
- Complete Breech Birth Injury
- Newborn's bottom comes out first with baby's legs crossed
- Footling Breech Birth Injury
- One foot or both feet of baby come out first which could cause many types of other birth injuries
- Frank Breech Birth Injury
- The newborn's bottom comes out first with the feet by the baby's head
Breech Birth Injuries Are Rare, but Can Cause Serious Birth Injuries
Most parents don't think about having to hire a Breech Birth Injury Lawyer, but when they are needed, it is essential that you hire the most experienced Birth Injury Attorneys. For Breech Birth Injuries, only about three-percent (3%) of all child deliveries will involve breech births, where the other ninety-seven percent (97%) of baby deliveries will involve the child coming out of the delivery canal head-first. In even rarer instances, the yet unborn child may be in a transverse position - which is where the baby's shoulder or arm will come out first, which could result in very serious birth injuries if it is not quickly identified and handled by trained medical personnel. This determination may be easily discovered by the medical professionals conducting an internal examination or using an ultrasound to see the position of the child as they get closer to the expected date of delivery. So, in these rare circumstances, you should hire a Los Angeles Birth Injury Attorney to fight for the rights of your injured newborn.
Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the doctor to perform and interpret all of the necessary tests to ensure that your child has the greatest success in life by minimizing any likelihood of injuries. If your doctor failed to perform generally known and mandatory tests, your doctor may be in breach of his fiduciary relationship to both you, as the parents of the child, as well as the yet-unborn-baby. Therefore, if your doctor has failed to request the right tests, and has not determined that your baby is in a breech position, then the doctor, his staff, and the hospital will be responsible for any Los Angeles birth injuries which result.
Even if your doctor realizes that your baby is in a breech position, your doctor may elect to not perform, or may delay in the performance of a C-Section which would be necessary to save the life of your unborn child. Additionally, even if the doctor elects to perform a C-Section, the doctor could make an error in the operation and severely injure both the mother and the unborn child where they both may die.
Contact Our Los Angeles Breech Birth Injury Lawyers
If your child sustained or suffered birth injuries in Los Angeles as a result of the negligent or medical malpractice issues of your doctor or physician, then please contact our Los Angeles Birth Injury Breech Delivery Lawyers for a free confidential consultation at (800) 715-4489.
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