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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Lawyer

If your child is born with a birth defect it can cause a lot of grief for your family as well as you. The cost of therapy, medical bills and other losses can quickly increase.

A Hyattsville birth defect lawyer can assist you in filing a claim to recover compensation for the costs of caring for your child with disabilities. A legal claim for birth defects could be complicated, and you should consult with a legal professional as soon as you can.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals must adhere to a standard of care when treating pregnant women and their babies. Doctors can be held accountable for any damages when their actions cause birth defects or injuries. A DC lawyer who has experience in birth defect lawsuits can help you determine whether your child's condition may have been caused by an error made by a doctor during pregnancy or delivery.

A doctor may also be held responsible for birth injuries if they fail to diagnose fetal distress or fail to respond appropriately. This can cause various serious problems, including hypoxic-ischemic neuropathy and brain injuries such as cerebral palsy.

The difference between birth defects and birth injury is that defects are a part of a person's genetic makeup, while injuries are caused by something occurring during labor, pregnancy or the birth. Injuries can be caused by Erb's palsy which occurs when the nerves that control the baby's arms and limbs are stretched or torn. Another type of injury is called caput succedaneum. It's an inflammation of the scalp. Both of these conditions can cause permanent disability and require ongoing treatment, which can result in large medical bills. A Washington, DC lawyer who is an expert in birth defects may provide a free consultation to analyze your case and determine the best course of action for you and your baby.

Prescription Drugs

A birth defect lawyer could be able to help parents identify the cause of the birth injury or Attorneys defect. Many birth defects are caused by birth defects or genetics. However, medications can also cause birth defects. Many common medications can have a negative impact on the fetuses. This is particularly true in the first three months of pregnancy. They include anti-nausea medicines, NSAIDs, chemotherapy drugs such as certain antibiotics and more. These drugs have been shown to increase the risk of limb and heart defects, brain deformities, and craniosynostosis.

A doctor's duty is to consider the risks when prescribing medications for pregnant women. If doctors do not adhere to this standard of care, they may be held liable for malpractice. Pharma companies can also be held responsible for not adequately informing mothers about the risks of their medication. For instance, Zofran, a medication used to treat nausea in cancer patients, has been found to significantly increase the risk of major congenital problems in the first trimester of a pregnancy.

An attorney who specializes in birth defects can help a family get compensation for medical expenses, income loss and quality of living. This could include hospital expenses as well as doctor's fees, pharmaceutical costs, and other expenses, as well as assistive devices and therapy.

Chemical Exposure

A birth defect lawyer can file a lawsuit on behalf of families of children who suffer from congenital disabilities resulting from the negligence of companies that expose pregnant women to chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. These lawyers are specially trained to discover what caused the birth defect in order to bring a lawsuit against the companies which expose mothers to teratogens as they are at work or in their home.

Some of the exposures to chemicals that lead to birth defects include the fungicides, metals, herbicides and other pesticides. These chemicals are known as teratogens because they affect the healthy growth of the fetus causing chemical changes that prevent normal cell function, or can cause malformed organs. These chemicals are used in diverse settings like manufacturing of semiconductors, metal cleaning and paint production.

Other hazardous chemicals that could cause birth defects are aliphatic hydrocarbons with aliphatic chlorinated chemistry such as perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene or dichloroethane. These chemicals have been proven to cause birth defects in the heart in babies born to mothers exposed while they were in the womb.

Parents have filed lawsuits against a variety of companies that were involved in exposing the families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of these birth defect lawyers have secured substantial settlements on behalf families who had their children born with severe birth defects because of exposure to toxic chemicals at the base.

Environmental Exposure

Some birth defects can be caused by a combination of medical negligence and environmental factors. If a family suspects that a child's birth defects may be the result of medical negligence or prescription drug overdose or exposure to harmful chemical and/or environmental factors, they should talk to an DC birth injury attorney to discuss their case.

If pregnant women ingest or absorb contaminants from the environment, they can cause serious birth defects. These chemicals are called Teratogens. More than 4 million chemicals are found in our food, air and water. Certain of these chemicals could be harmful to pregnant women.

For instance, arsenic found in drinking water and cadmium in coal that is contaminated can cause a variety of birth defects, as well as other health issues. Industrial solvents like trichloroethylene, benzene, and toluene (a metal degreaser) are also linked with certain birth defects. Glycol ethers, employed in the manufacturing of silicon chips, semiconductors and video displays, are recognized to increase a woman's chance of having birth defects too.

LK's experienced birth defect attorneys have brought many lawsuits on behalf of children who suffer from a range of birth defects as a result of unintentional exposure to toxic chemicals and chemicals at workplaces or in their homes. These lawsuits require complex scientific analyses and expert witnesses such as toxicologists and epidemiologists.