While most people think of childbirth as a prelude to the joy of having a child, it is also a process during which complications may arise--especially in cases where a baby is particularly large, is premature, or is positioned in a less typical way at birth. In some cases, the medical response to those complications is negligent. The services of an effective Sarasota, Broward, or Palm Beach county birth injury attorney may become necessary in the aftermath.

Many complications (or the interventions they require from medical providers) cause limited harm that resolves soon after the birth. However, in some cases, the negligence of the doctors or other medical care providers involved in the birth may cause severe injuries to the newborn. Those include cases of paralysis caused by torn nerves, Erb's palsy (damage to an infant's shoulder, caused during childbirth, which may be permanent), and damage to the newborn's brain.

If an infant suffers a birth injury caused by a medical provider's negligent behavior, the guardians of the infant (usually the parents) may bring a personal injury suit on the infant's behalf. In Florida as elsewhere, such a suit may be brought only during a limited time period following the birth. However, some time will pass before the full extent of the physical harm (and its resulting financial impact on the family) will become clear. Moreover, parents who are caring for a severely injured infant are usually consumed by the demands of that task, and not in a position to investigate and pursue a potential claim for compensation on their own.

If you are the parent of an infant who suffered a birth injury, and you believe that the injury was caused by the careless or unreasonable actions of a medical provider, you should enlist an experienced personal injury attorney on your side.

For a free consultation with a caring, effective attorney ready to help you protect your child's rights, please contact contact Jamie L. Allen, Esquire today. Whether the injury occurred in Broward, Palm Beach, or Sarasota County, I am ready to help you pursue the compensation that your child needs and deserves. To schedule your free consultation, simply fill out and submit the online contact form, or call one of the numbers below:

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