Birth Injury Medical Malpractice in Florida
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There are events that stay ingrained in our memories forever. Most people would agree their wedding day, the birth of their child, perhaps your first hole-in-one after decades of playing golf. Everyone has a different story about an event they will never forget.
For me, the day of the birth of my daughter, my first child, lives clearly in my memory.
One of the things that made it memorable was the doctor. My wife and I chose him because he had a reputation for rarely performing C-sections and for being kind and patient. I learned that day that he deserved that reputation, as the labor my wife endured lasted hours and hours yet stayed close to us he never left the building. As I paced the hallways I noticed he was snoozing in an empty room, waiting to be summoned by our nurse, who was also a dedicated medical professional and a wonderful human being.
All went well with the delivery, and my daughter is happy and healthy, 25 years later.
Birth Injury Medical Malpractice
But all does not go as well for everyone in the area of labor and delivery. Recently there was a terribly sad story in the news about a boy in Palm Beach County who is impaired with cerebral palsy, and his parents attribute the condition to malpractice by their Boca Raton physician.
In a lawsuit the parents claim the doctor was too busy checking on his car and in a hurry he opted to use a suction device in order to hasten the delivery of the child. The case has dragged on for years and eventually a jury will decide. The boy is permanently disabled and it will cost millions of dollars for his care and it’s difficult to see any winner in this case.
According to statistics from the National Practitioner Database, the area of obstetrics accounts for 11 percent of medical malpractice payouts, so clearly this is an area for concern. The overall numbers are:
- Related to diagnosis: 33 percent
- Related to surgery: 24 percent
- Related to treatment: 18 percent
- Related to obstetrics: 11 percent
- Related to medication: 4 percent
- Related to monitoring: 3 percent
- Related to anesthesia: 3 percent
- Other: 4 percent
When a child is injured due to malpractice caused by a doctor, nurse, hospital, or anyone else, it is important to understand that there are avenues to seek help for the child and the family. Reaching out to a qualified malpractice attorney is the first step.
An attorney will work to establish the facts, research the applicable laws and precedents, and advise you on the proper course to take.
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