High Risk Pregnancy Lawyer
As an experienced birth injury attorney, Jeffrey Killino can help you understand the circumstances of whether your high risk pregnancy was properly managed by health care professionals. He and his outstanding legal team know how complicated a high risk pregnancy can be, so when problems occur or potential problems go undiagnosed, he will conduct the proper research to find out if a medical mistake resulted in a birth injury.
Experienced Attorneys Who Know Birth Injuries
High risk pregnancies are stressful enough on parents, but when you add in the fact that the baby may now suffer because of a preventable birth injury, it makes the situation that more unbearable. At child injuryinjuryfirm.com we have the knowledge, determination and compassion to research your case and find out whether medical malpractice occurred.
High Risk Pregnancies
Every pregnancy has some risks, but there are more dangers to your health and the health of your baby with a high risk pregnancy. The causes can be conditions you already have or conditions you develop. They also include being pregnant with more than one baby, previous problem pregnancies, gestational diabetes, or being over age 35 or under the age of 15.
A pregnancy is also considered high-risk when prenatal tests indicate that the baby has a serious health problem (for example, a heart defect). In such cases, the mother will need special tests, and possibly medication, to carry the baby safely through to delivery. Furthermore, certain maternal or fetal problems may prompt a physician to deliver a baby early, or to choose a surgical delivery (cesarean section) rather than a vaginal delivery.
A high risk pregnancy is one in which some condition puts the mother, the developing fetus, or both at higher-than-normal risk for complications during or after the pregnancy and birth. If a problem during or after the pregnancy is not detected by the doctor, it can make for much more serious issues for the child later on. Those problems can range anywhere from heart murmurs to urinary tract infections.
Causes
Problems associated with high risk pregnancies can stem from a variety of sources, such as failure to diagnose. If healthcare provider fails to properly diagnose the signs of a high-risk pregnancy, the results can be catastrophic. A serious birth injury or death to the infant or mother may occur. Other conditions that add risk to a woman’s pregnancy include high blood pressure, preeclampsia and the baby’s size while in the womb. It is up to the doctor to look for these signs and whether they put the mother and infant at risk.
Contact Child Injury Firm for help
The months that precede the birth of a child are filled with preparation and planning for the expecting parents. Expecting mothers often take great pains to make sure they are as healthy as possible, and that their child is healthy through the duration of the pregnancy. Unfortunately, all of the precautions that are taken before birth can be undone by errors made by medical professionals during the pregnancy.
Pregnancy complications need immediate attention. In most cases, a specialist should be brought in for consultation and supervision. High-risk pregnancies require expert knowledge and care. Did your doctor fail to properly diagnose and/or properly treat your high risk pregnancy? This may have lead to birth injuries and long term medical problems and you may be entitled to compensation through legal means.
To speak with experienced birth injury attorney Jeffrey Killino about complications associated with your high risk pregnancy, contact our law offices today. Call us toll free at (877) 875-2927 or fill out the email form below and one of our experienced birth injury lawyers will contact you promptly so you can get the results you and your child deserves.
