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BIRTH INJURY LAW IS ALL WE DO.
WE HELP FAMILIES IN GEORGIA AFFORD A LIFETIME OF CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN
WHY WE FIGHT FOR FAMILIES
GEORGIA CHILDBIRTH INJURY LAW FIRM
Childbirth injuries can challenge a family. Parents may struggle to meet their child’s needs for time, care, and medical attention. They may also feel a deep sense of unfairness at their child’s suffering. Birth injury lawyers help parents address the issues they face due to their child’s birth injury. A childbirth injury lawyer helps parents understand their legal options for pursuing compensation and justice from those responsible for their child’s injuries. To discuss your child’s birth injury and the compensation to which Georgia law may entitle you, contact Tyrone Law to schedule a free consultation. Tyrone Law is the only firm in Georgia to focus solely on birth injury law. Our birth injury attorneys use their vast experience with these cases to help parents find answers to the legal and financial challenges they and their children face. Below, you can learn about birth injuries and the process for securing compensation for their lifelong effects on your child.
WE REPRESENT FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS WHO ARE INJURED OR DIE DURING CHILDBIRTH
OUR PROMISE TO YOU
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Our goal is to provide money to care for your child
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IS YOUR CHILD MISSING DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES?
There are many important milestones in a young child’s life. You probably already noticed if your child cannot do these things by a certain age. That’s why you might think your child sustained a brain injury at birth. Our law firm can help you address the warning signs that something might be wrong. We regularly work with highly skilled physicians trained to diagnose medical conditions related to birth injuries, including Cerebral Palsy and Erb’s Palsy.
1-2 MONTHS
STARTS TO RESPOND TO YOUR VOICE
2-3 MONTHS
STARTS TO LIFT HEAD ON OWN
4-6 MONTHS
ROLLS OVER
6-8 MONTHS
SITS ON OWN
9-10 MONTHS
CRAWLS ON OWN
11-12 MONTHS
STANDS ON OWN
9-18 MONTHS
WALKS ON OWN
12-18 MONTHS
FORMS FIRST WORDS
COMMON CAUSES OF CHILDBIRTH INJURIES
Childbirth injuries can result from many conditions, including:
Delayed/Missed Opportunity for C-Section or Vacuum Delivery:
Mothers who are in labor at a hospital will have a monitoring strap around their abdomen that traces both the unborn babies’ heart rate and the mother’s contractions. The sensors in the strap send their data to a monitor available to anyone at bedside and also available in the “central” monitoring room at the nurse’s station and, sometimes, available to doctors in their offices or on their phones. The monitoring accomplished by this machine is called “Electronic Fetal Monitoring” (EFM). Obstetric clinicians (both doctors and nurses) are trained to evaluate the tracing of the baby’s heart rate – and how it is responding to the mother’s contractions – in order to evaluate how the unborn baby is doing. Put another way, all Obstetric clinicians are trained to understand when the “EFM” tracing demonstrates that the unborn baby is getting sufficient oxygen – or whether they are oxygen deprived. The failure to “call” for a C-Section or Vacuum delivery (or the delay in calling for these) when the EFM shows a pattern that the baby is oxygen deprived, can be negligent. When unborn babies are oxygen deprived every minute counts.
LIABILITY FOR CHILDBIRTH INJURIES
Many factors can contribute to childbirth brain injuries. Some fall within a physician’s control, and some do not. But sometimes, a physician can plan to avoid the conditions that can cause a birth injury or act quickly when birth complications arise to minimize their effects. To prove that a healthcare provider bears liability for childbirth injuries, birth injury attorneys must show that the healthcare provider failed to exercise reasonable care in providing your services. Doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, and other medical professionals must meet the professional standard of care that other professionals would provide in the same circumstances. Liability for childbirth injuries usually results from three types of medical errors:
COMPENSATION RECOVERABLE FOR CHILDBIRTH INJURIES
Birth injury law is a niche practice within medical malpractice law. When dealing with birth injuries, you need a lawyer who understands the needs your child will have for the rest of their life. The damages your child needs to assure their financial security include:
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Hayley serves as a Labor and Delivery Nurse Consultant for the Tyrone Law Firm. She attended and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations. After graduation she moved to the gulf coast where she pursued a career in real estate and development.
