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Slide 1: Birth Injury Lawyers Click to edit Master subtitle style By: Duffy & Duffy Medical Malpractice Law firm *All the content on the slides are personalized views of Duffy & Duffy Law Firm 6/8/11
Slide 2: Birth Injury and Medical Malpractice  Some children who born with disabilities their parents often feel overwhelmed when first learning of their child’s condition  There is, however, another issue that some parents of children born with disabilities need to explore.  That issue is determining whether their child’s disability 6/8/11 was caused by errors by their physicians or other health care providers.
Slide 3:  HOW DO I KNOW IF THERE WAS MALPRACTICE? Failing to properly monitor a woman’s condition during pregnancy  Failing to perform and/or order specialized tests during pregnancy  Reading or analyzing test results incorrectly  Failing to refer a woman with high-risk pregnancy symptoms to an obstetrician specializing in high-risk pregnancies  Failing to diagnose and/or treat premature rupture of the membranes (bag of waters)  Improper use of the labor-inducing drug Pitocin; Failing to note and 6/8/11 respond to changes in the fetus’ condition during labor or
Slide 4: Common Birth Injuries  Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Spinal birth defects  Twin birth defectinjury Intra-abdominal  Cerebral head injury Brain or palsy  Erb’s palsy/Brachial plexus palsy Infant hematoma  Shoulder dystocia Soft tissue injury  Facial paralysis strangulation Umbilical cord  Newborn jaundice Asphyxia  Bruisingfrom lacerations from forceps Injuries and vacuum birth  Bone injury/fracture C-section injuries 6/8/11
Slide 5: Causes of Birth Injuries  Abnormally large fetal head  Baby with too large or small a birth weight  An oddly-shaped pelvis (on the mother)  Prolonged labor  Unusual birth position, such as breech birth  Premature birth  Delivery complications 6/8/11
Slide 6: Why Choose Duffy & Duffy Over Other Birth Injury Law Firms? If your child sustained trauma during labor and delivery, and you believe that the hospital staff may be at fault, you need to contact Duffy & Duffy. We understand the complexity of a birth injury lawsuit Our firm can bring a birth injury lawsuit on behalf of your family and claim damages Placing your trust in Duffy & Duffy over other birth injury law firms to handle your medical malpractice litigation is the first in assuring that your case is going to be handled by highly qualified and caring professionals 6/8/11 who will work hard to maximize the amount of damages
Slide 7: Duffy & Duffy http://www.duffyduffylaw.com mduffy@duffyduffylaw.com 6/8/11