Improving your C.P. Child’s Quality of Life Through Life Time Benefits
According to current statistics in the U.S., thousands of C.P. children are born each year due to medical errors which occur during labor and delivery. So, it is all too legitimate to ask, what caused your child’s cerebral palsy? In general the possibilities are that either the onset of C.P. occurred during the development of the fetus, a situation which was beyond the control of the medical team that took care of you during labor and birth. Alternatively, was an issue of malpractice a predominant factor in your child’s condition.
Given the fact that one of our specialties is determining how and when the onset of cerebral palsy occurred, we can offer significant assistance in helping you determine what your initial steps should be both in seeking the best medical remedies to care for your child, and determining any liability on the part of the medical team that took care of you.
Since there are so many parameters which have to be analyzed and considered in determining the cause of a child’s C.P., arriving at a conclusive decision is most often beyond the scope of most parents. For this and many other reasons, it is important to contact an attorney who is experienced in handling and litigating intricate malpractice cases. One complicating issue is the fact that often, C.P. can not be diagnosed until the child is three years old. This can cause serious delay issues which can result in exceeding the deadline one is permitted to initiate a lawsuit (exceeding the statute of limitations).
Cerebral palsy can be caused by a wide range of traumas that occur during labor and birth. Irregularities in the flow of blood and oxygen during pregnancy, labor and delivery are often primary causes of CP. Although Medical teams undergo rigorous training in monitoring fetal heart rate during all stages of labor and delivery and they are trained to determine when the fetus is undergoing undue stress or suffering oxygen loss, they sometimes fail to react in a way that avoids brain injury. Medical malpractice is defined as an act of omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice which causes injury to the patient. By that standard, when a medical team fails to evaluate the seriousness of an infant’s condition and reverse the prevailing condition, they can be held accountable and liable for malpractice.
