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What You Can Do To Get More From Your Birth Defect Litigation

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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Lawyer

If your child is born with a birth defect this can have a devastating effect on the entire family. Medical bills, therapy costs and other expenses can add up quickly.

A Hyattsville birth defect lawyer could assist you in filing a claim to recover compensation for the expenses of taking care of your disabled child. Legal claims for birth defects can be a little tangled and therefore it is vital to seek legal advice whenever you can.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals must adhere to the highest standards of care when treating pregnant women and their babies. Doctors can be held liable for damages when their actions cause birth defects or injuries. A DC lawyer who has experience in birth defect lawsuits can help you determine if your child's health condition may have been caused by an error made by a doctor during pregnancy or delivery.

A doctor could be held accountable for birth injuries if they fail diagnose fetal distress or are unable to respond in a timely manner. This could lead to a number serious problems including hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and hypoxic encephalopathy such as cerebral palsy.

The distinction between a birth defect and a birth injury is that defects are part of a person's genetic makeup and injuries are caused by an event that occurs during labor, pregnancy, or delivery. Injuries can be caused by Erb's palsy which is a condition where the nerves that control the baby's arms and limbs are stretched or torn. Another type of injury is the caput succedaneum, a swelling on the scalp. Both of them can cause permanent disability and require ongoing treatment, which can result in hefty medical costs. A Washington, DC birth defect lawyer can provide a free initial consultation to analyze your case and determine the best option for you and your child.

Prescription Drugs

A birth defect lawyer may be able to assist parents identify the cause of a child's birth injury or defect. While many birth defects are caused by genetics and factors during the mother's pregnancy, they can also occur due to medications. A variety of common medications can have a significant impact on fetuses, particularly in the first trimester of pregnancy. This includes anti-nausea medication and NSAIDs as well as chemotherapy medications, certain antibiotics, and more. These drugs have been found to increase the risk of developing limb and brain defects, heart defects and craniosynostois.

It is a doctor's professional duty to consider these risks when prescribing medications for pregnant women. If doctors fail to meet this standard of care, they could be held accountable for medical malpractice. Pharma companies could also be held accountable for not adequately informing mothers of the risks associated with their medications. For instance, Zofran, a medication used to treat nausea in cancer patients, has been found to significantly increase the risk of major congenital problems in the first trimester of pregnancies.

A birth defect lawyer can help families receive compensation for the future and present medical expenses resulting from the disability or injury, in addition to loss of earnings and the quality of life. This can include hospital, doctor's or pharmaceutical expenses, as well aidive devices and treatments.

Chemical Exposure

A birth defect lawyer can bring an action on behalf of the families of children suffering from congenital disabilities resulting from the negligence of businesses that expose pregnant women to chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. They are trained to discover the reason for the birth defect, so they can bring a lawsuit against the companies that expose mothers to teratogens during the time they are working or in their home.

Metals, fungicides and herbicides as well as pesticides are a few chemicals that can cause birth defects. They are referred to as Teratogens since they interfere with the healthy development of the fetus creating chemical changes that hinder normal cell function, or can cause organs that are not properly formed. These chemicals can be found in a variety of settings including manufacturing of semiconductors, cleaning of metals and paint production.

Other harmful chemicals that could cause birth defects are aliphatic hydrocarbons with aliphatic chlorinated chemistry such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and dichloroethane. These chemicals are known to cause heart defects in babies born to mothers exposed while they were in the womb.

Parents have filed lawsuits to expose companies to liability for exposing families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to harmful chemicals. Some of the birth defect lawyers have secured significant settlements for families who had their children born with serious defects as a result of the toxic chemical exposures at the base.

Environmental Exposure

Certain birth defects are caused by the combination of medical negligence and environmental conditions or chemicals. If a family believes the birth defect lawsuit defect of their child may be a result of medical malpractice, prescription drug overdose or exposure to toxic chemicals, they should consult a DC birth injury lawyer to discuss the matter.

Chemicals and other pollutants in the environment can cause birth defects of a serious nature when they are consumed by or taken in by pregnant women. Teratogens are the term used to describe these chemicals. Over 4 million chemicals exist in our food, air and water, and some of them are harmful if they come into contact with a woman who is pregnant.

Arsenic in drinking water or cadmium found in coal that has been contaminated, for example, can cause birth defects as well as other health issues. Industrial solvents such as benzene toluene and trichloroethylene (a metal degreaser) are also associated with certain birth defects. Glycol-ethers are also known to increase the chance of birth defects in women. These chemicals are used to manufacture semiconductors display devices, silicon chip displays and video displays.

LK's highly experienced birth defect lawyers have brought numerous lawsuits on behalf of children suffering from a myriad of birth defects as a result of wrongful toxic and chemical exposure at workplaces or at home. These lawsuits involve complicated scientific analyses and expert witnesses like toxicologists and epidemiologists.

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