For many people, the birth of a child is an exciting and wonderful event, but for three out of every one hundred births, the mother or newborn suffers from a serious birth injury. In some cases a birth injury is inevitable due to the positioning within the birth canal or size of the baby, but in many situations a birth injury is the result of medical malpractice. For example, a birth injury may take place when a doctor is slow to react to complications or when inadequate care is provided during the pregnancy or delivery.

Birth injuries may be caused by any number of errors, many of which could have been avoided if the physician had followed procedure and used common sense. Some birth injuries may be the result of forceps, incorrect amniocentesis technique, not delivering the child on time, improper assessment of fetal age, failure to properly perform a c-section or medication related errors.

Serious injuries may result in the newborn due to substandard care or negligence by the physician, such as:

• Broken bones
• Damage to the spinal cord
• Bruising and/or skin irritation
• Forceps related injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Brachial Plexus
• Paralysis
• Infections
• Nerve damage
• Brain damage
• Internal bleeding

If you or your child suffered from a birth injury in Missouri or Kansas, you should contact an experienced Kansas City birth injury attorney at Peterson & Associates immediately. We will obtain all relevant medical records relating to the birth injury, which will then be reviewed by our attorneys and an obstetrical expert if needed. We know that expenses associated with birth injuries are very high, especially if your child is permanently disabled or has suffered from a long term medical condition. It is our goal to recover for you the maximum monetary compensation for your childs injuries to assist in the payment of birth injury related expenses, such as medical bills, physical therapy, hospital stays, assistive devices, and in-home care.