Was Your Child Injured By the Use of Forceps?
Beam Legal Team: Holding Medical Professionals Responsible for Birth Injuries
When labor becomes difficult, a medical practitioner may use forceps—a medical instrument designed to extract the baby's head—to pull the baby through the birth canal. Sometimes an episiotomy (a perineal incision) is performed so that the medical practitioner can use forceps to assist the mother during delivery. When an attempted forceps delivery fails, an emergency cesarean section may be required. At Beam Legal Team, our birth injury lawyers in Chicago have represented many families whose children sustained birth injuries due to the improper use of forceps during delivery.
Improper use of forceps can lead to the following serious conditions:
- Skull fractures
- Blood clots, which can lead to strokes.
- Facial nerve damage
- Cerebral palsy
- Facial lacerations or bruising
The proper positioning of the forceps on the child's head is of vital importance. If you believe your child's birth injury is linked to the use of forceps, our nationally recognized law firm can help you pursue compensation.
Call us at (866) 766-3806 to learn about your options during a free consultation.
Birth Injury Attorneys in Chicago, Representing Families Nationwide
During our more than 30 years of experience, our team of Chicago birth injury lawyers have secured over one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for families across the nation. We are passionate when it comes to handling birth injury cases because we know how hard these situations are for families. Should you choose to retain our services, you can feel confident in knowing you are being represented by highly skilled trial lawyers with ample resources and access to medical experts and analysts.
For passionate legal representation, call Beam Legal Team as soon as possible.
