If you and your family have been hurt through negligent birth delivery treatment, call the Atlanta extractors/forceps birth injury attorneys at the law offices of Glenn L. Goodhart, M.D., J.D. today. Our expert team of attorneys, as well as in-house medical staff members, will review your Georgia case for indicators of medical malpractice from the skill of the operator to failure to choose the correct procedure.
Many Georgia birth brain injuries are directly attributed to negligent medical treatment by doctor, medical staff, or hospital. In other cases, the tools themselves may fail. The birth mother may also suffer harm, from permanent pelvic floor damage to preventable hemorrhage that can lead to death.
If you or someone you love is a victim of a birth delivery tool misuse that causes harm to mother or birth brain injuries to baby, call the Atlanta extractors/forceps birth injury attorneys at the law offices of Glenn L. Goodhart, M.D., J.D. for a free consultation of your case.
Extractors/Forceps Birth Injury Atlanta
Not all births are easy or perfect. If labor is unusually long, the mother is unable or not allowed to push, or the fetus is in distress, birth delivery tools might be used. But when tools are used, such as forceps or vacuum extractors, the odds for an extractor or forceps brain injury are one in every 650 deliveries (forceps) to one in every 850 deliveries (extractor). Birth brain injuries can lead to permanent brain damage, developmental delays, seizures, and/or death as well as create physical, emotional, and extreme financial challenges for the parents.
Georgia Medical Malpractice Attorney
We aggressively pursue those responsible for Georgia birth brain injuries caused by negligence from use of forceps or vacuum extractors. Forceps, used when a baby needs to be repositioned for delivery, fit around an infant’s head, almost like salad tongs with rounded edges, and are used to gently pull the baby along the birth canal. Applied incorrectly, used on the wrong side of the baby’s head or at the wrong stage of labor, can cause brain damage, blood loss or Cephalohematoma (bleeding occurs most often in the head). Bruising or indentations can also occur. Vacuum extractors, usually the preferred method, have a pliable plastic cap that is attached to the infant’s head. The physician then gently applies suction to help pull the baby along the birth canal as each contraction occurs. Soft cup, rigid cup, or hand-held vacuum extractor, this delivery tool comes with risk.
Call our Georgia MD JD Glenn Goodhart
The extractors/forceps birth injury Atlanta attorneys at the law office of Glenn L. Goodhart, M.D., J.D. are ready to protect your rights and fight for the maximum settlement possible by calculating ahead of time the true cost of birth brain injury, from current medical bills to future long-term health care.
