Los Angeles Fetal Distress Lawyer
Fetal Distress in Los Angeles, California
During the pregnancy and during labor, it is the responsibility of your medical professionals, whether they be doctors, nurses, or other baby delivery staff, to guarantee the safety of the mother and of her unborn baby. If the fetus goes into distress for any reason, a timely C-Section should be performed. If the doctors fail to perform a C-Section or delay in performing a C-Section both the infant and the mother can be seriously injured or even killed.
What Are Some Causes of Fetal Distress?
Fetal disorder may be caused by many different problems or issues during the labor process. Some of these issues which may create fetal distress may include a prolapsed umbilical cord, the umbilical cord around the neck of the fetus, the umbilical cord flattened against the cervix and the baby's head, the infant in a breech delivery position, hypoxia, or some other serious situation which affects the vital signs of the fetus.
Drugs Which Induce Labor May Cause Fetal Distress
Fetal distress in San Jose may also occur if Pitocin, a drug used to induce labor, is used. Pitocin has been known to cause uterine hyperstimulation as well as fetal distress. If the doctor has placed the fetus into fetal distress, it is the responsibility of the doctor to expeditiously handle the situation and remove any emergency situation. This is typically handled by performing an emergency C-Section.
Contact A Los Angeles Fetal Distress Lawyer
If your infant child was injured in Los Angeles as a result of fetal distress in which the doctors were the direct cause of these birth injuries, please contact one of our Los Angeles Fetal Distress Lawyers for a free confidential consultation at (800) 715-4489.
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