INFANT BIRTH INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH LAWYER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Have you or a loved one been impacted by a birth injury? If so, Magna Law Firm can help. Our firm has experienced birth injury lawyers in the Minneapolis, MN area. Many birth injuries may be prevented, but the patient or the family does not have the proper information available to be aware of that. The medical professional is the one entrusted to communicate any potential for injury, especially if it could have been avoided.

Some birth injuries include:

Seizures
Infection
Stillbirths
Spinal cord trauma
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Stroke
Cerebral Palsy
Erb’s Palsy
Closed head injury
Fractures

Hypoxia
Hemorrhage
And more

There are many possible causes of infant birth injuries including breech delivery, fetal distress, medical negligence and placental abruption, which you as the patient would not be able to know yourself. It would be up to your physician to advise and if they do not, that would be considered negligence.

You have the right to hold your medical professionals accountable for:

Not monitoring fetal vital signs properly
Failure to perform emergency C-section quickly
Failure to detect umbilical cord wrapped around infant’s neck
Prolonged or difficult labor
Failure to diagnose pregnancy-related conditions

There is nothing worse than the happiest day of your life – the birth of your child – turning into a nightmare due to a preventable birth injury. You will be responsible for the expense of this injury for the rest of your life. You have rights. Let our experienced and professional birth injury attorneys help you with infant wrongful death settlements.

Call your local Minneapolis, MN lawyers at Magna Law Firm at 763-438-3032

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