As a parent, you would hope that your child is born healthy and grows up to be strong. No one wants to confront the possibility their child has gone through a birth injury that was caused by a difficult delivery, medical malpractice, or a delayed c-section?
To have your child be genetically predetermined to be born a certain way is one thing, but to have a medical professional damage your infant due to negligence can be a really tough emotional experience to go through and one that parents carry and experience for the rest of their lives.
It can be all too much some times for parents to bear. In addition to the suffering inflicted on their child and themselves, they may often be in a situation that they never saw coming; paying for medical bills and care right after their baby’s birth and potentially indefinitely into the future. Financially and emotionally in addition to being robbed of a normal life, that can be a devastating blow to any family that finds themselves in those shoes.
Every parent remembers the day that their child came into this world. It can be one of the happiest moments of your life. However, not every birth goes the way that the parent would want. Sometimes failure to act or medical negligence can result in situations that are less than optimal.
The birth of a healthy baby is always the goal, but what do you do when that duty of medical care seems to be neglected? Then it’s up to you to deal with the consequences of something that ultimately you could not control– the actions of a medical professional.
The first thing to do if you ever are in this situation is to obviously make whatever choices you need to in order to benefit your baby. That could be certain treatments or making tough calls or just praying as they are put in the ICU or neonatal intensive care unit.
The second thing that you should do is to seek professional help. This means legally and it also means psychologically. You need to be taking care of yourself and having guidance because these types of situations are incredibly stressful and are often so tough to fight against. You and your partner or even as a single parent especially need support, guidance, and systems that are propping you up even as you feel that your whole world is falling down.
If you believe that your infant or you have been harmed as a result of medical negligence, then you need to seek legal counsel as soon as possible. Save all of your documents, write everything down in a journal, and seek a qualified attorney to advise you on what your options are in these situations.
If your doctor or a medical attendant made the wrong choice, was intoxicated, ignored your requests resulting in damage, or anything similar, call a lawyer and make a consultation today.
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