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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Attorney

Knowing that your child is suffering from a birth defect can make the joy of parenting into a frightening experience. Most birth defects require lifetime medical care. This can result in enormous financial costs.

A New York birth defect attorney can determine if your child's condition is the result of negligence at the hands of a doctor or hazardous chemicals or drugs.

Causes of Birth Defects

It is recommended to contact a Long Island birth defect attorney as soon as you can if your child has a birth defect that could have been avoided by an expert medical professional. A reputable lawyer will be able to handle the previous steps swiftly and efficiently, ensuring that you can have the time to grieve for your injured family member.

Birth defects can affect nearly any part of a fetus. They can lead to physical problems or developmental disabilities, intellectual and physical for example, difficulty learning or communicating or difficulty with physical activities such as walking or taking care of oneself.

Some birth defects can be identified before the baby is born through specific tests, like analysing cells in a blood sample or by examining samples of amniotic fluid or the placenta. Doctors are increasingly able to detect birth defects using fetal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.

Some birth defects can be caused by genetic factors such as the chromosomes of a fetus's and genes. These defects can be passed down from parents or by mutations that take place in the DNA of the fetus before conception. Some of the most commonly occurring genetic birth defects are trisomy 21, spina Bifida and Tay-Sachs disease. Many other genetic birth defects have no cause known at all.

Medical Malpractice

It is possible to make a claim against the medical professional for malpractice when you or your child were injured due to a mistake by the health provider. This could mean that they failed to treat or diagnose, including doctors not taking your symptoms seriously, or making a false diagnosis and not initiating the appropriate treatment or not following up on the results of tests, medication errors (e.g. anesthesia mistakes such as giving excessive or the wrong medication) and surgical errors (e.g. the surgeon leaving a retractor blade inside a patient during surgery).

Finding a lawyer who has expertise in malpractice cases could be difficult. However, you can ask for recommendations from family members and friends, as well as attorneys in other areas. In addition, you may contact your state bar association. Bar associations generally have search and referral tools to help you find a qualified medical malpractice attorney.

Chemical Exposure

Birth defects can be caused by dangerous chemicals that can harm the fetus's mother or the mother. A lot of these chemicals can be used in the workplace, where they are used in the making of items like paint, ceramic glazes, batteries, and other plastics. These chemicals are ingested by inhalation or ingestion through the skin. Certain of these toxins have been proven to increase the risk of the development of birth defects, such as spina-bifida and other physical and psychological conditions.

These teratogen chemicals can be found in medicines that doctors have erroneously prescribed, in chemicals used in the workplace, for instance in semiconductor "clean rooms" or in toxic chemicals that contaminate air and water. The Thornton Law Firm represents many parents whose babies were born with a grave birth defects because their mothers were exposed to pesticides, coal ash, and glycol-ethers during their work.

Contact an experienced New York birth injury lawyer for a free consultation now in the event that you believe your child's birth defects were caused by medical negligence, toxic exposure or dangerous drug during pregnancy. These claims are time sensitive and there are strict time limits. An experienced lawyer can help you determine whether your child has the right to make a claim and if it is appropriate to file the claim in court or through settlement agreements.

Product Liability

Many birth defects are the result of an improper prescription or exposure to chemicals. Parents are advised to contact a birth defect attorney immediately in the event that they believe their child's condition was due to medical negligence or the use of dangerous drugs. These cases can be extremely difficult and sensitive to time.

Medical malpractice cases typically involve the cause of a birth defect that is caused by environmental factors, including exposure to chemicals or environmental toxins as well as improperly prescribed medications or drugs or inadequate prenatal care. It is important for families to seek legal assistance whenever possible, because the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice claim is only one year.

A lawsuit for a medication birth defect can also be filed when the doctor was negligent when prescribing medications to a mother. For instance when a doctor was not aware of the interactions of a drug with other medications that the woman is taking or did not properly inform her of its side effects. A Maryland medication birth defect attorney can help clients recover damages when a physician is negligent and causes birth injuries or birth defect.

A newborn with a severe birth defect may be required to be responsible for medical treatment, surgery, and therapy throughout the life of the child. A skilled and experienced birth defect lawyer can assist parents determine if the child's medical issue was the result of medical negligence or a hazardous drug or exposure to toxic substances.