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Birmingham Birth Injury Attorney

The birth of a child should be a momentous occasion for parents. It should bring with it nothing but joy and hope for the future. When a birth injury occurs, however, these dreams of happiness and hope may be shattered.

At the Law Offices of Timothy A. Hughes, we help children and families throughout Alabama who have suffered as the result of negligence or medical malpractice that caused birth injuries to occur. We handle cases of this kind involving cerebral palsy, paralysis, brachial plexus injury, premature delivery, delayed c-section, microcephaly, gestational diabetes and much more. If you would like to schedule a complimentary consultation with Alabama Birth Injury Lawyer Timothy Hughes, please call us today at 800-760-7807.

What Causes Birth Injuries?

A birth injury may be caused in any Alabama hospital or medical care center when a doctor, obstetrician, nurse, or OB/GYN makes a mistake or is negligent in any way. Negligence on the part of a medical professional may have catastrophic or even deadly consequences, and as such these people are held to a higher standard in regard to liability in injury claims. To establish that a doctor or other individual caused a birth injury, your attorney must prove:

• The medical practitioner had a duty or obligation to you (i.e. you were their patient)
• The practitioner acted or failed to act, and this resulted in a failure to provide proper care or treatment in accordance with today's medical standards
• This action or failure to act caused you or your child's injuries

Some specific actions that may cause a birth injury to occur may include: failing to diagnose a medical condition in mother or baby, medication errors, improperly monitoring the fetus during labor or delivery, failure to perform a cesarean section in a timely manner, and improper use of forceps or vacuum in an assisted delivery.

Building Your Alabama Birth Injury Claim

Because a birth injury case may be highly technical, related to what is considered "proper care" and involving the need to prove that a doctor acted negligently, working with an experienced attorney is extremely important. You need an attorney who can work with medical professionals and other expert witnesses to effectively build your Alabama birth injury claim and hold the negligent doctor responsible. In doing so, you can seek justice, financial damages to pay for your child's care, and also increase awareness of this important issue.

Contact Birmingham birth injury lawyer Timothy A. Hughes today for your free confidential consultation.

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