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A birth injury can change you and your baby’s life forever. Although some birth injuries can result from genetic abnormalities, others may be cause by the mistakes made by medical professionals before, during and/or after the delivery of the baby.
Understanding when such medical mistakes have contribute to birth injuries can be key to knowing when to take action and hold the negligent medical professional(s) accountable.
To this end, we have dispelled a few of the more common and harmful myths about birth injuries below.
This is a deceptive myth about birth injuries because, while some may not be preventable, many could have, in fact, been prevent if medical professionals had been more careful or attentive in providing care to pregnant mothers and/or their babies.
This may, perhaps, be best elucidate by pointing out some of the more common medical mistakes that contribute to birth injuries, such as:
A doctor or other medical professionals who may have cause birth injuries will probably be very reluctant to admit this to you. Additionally, unless you are a medical professional who has been involve in the birthing process, you may not have the insight need to understand when and how birth injuries may have been cause (or exacerbated) by medical negligence.
So, the bottom line here is that you should not necessarily trust the word of the doctors involve in the labor and delivery of your infant. Nor should you give these doctors the benefit of the doubt. Instead, it’s best to consult with a lawyer who can carefully review your case and provide you with honest answers about:
This is not necessarily true, as Illinois law provides a window of time within which medical negligence and birth injury cases can be fil. This timeframe, which is the statute of limitations, is two (2) years from the date on which the birth injury occur – or when the injury was discover/diagnose.
So, even if your infant was born more than a year ago, you still have time to move forward with a case and seek financial recovery via a birth injury lawsuit.
If your infant or anyone you love may have been harm by any type of medical negligence, contact an experience Mount Vernon birth injury lawyer at the Law Firm of Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C.
Call us today at (888) 896-9381 or email us using the contact form on this page. We can provide you with a free, thorough assessment of your case, along with professional advice regarding the best manner in which to move forward.