Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication that can hurt both mothers and babies when doctors miss the warning signs or fail to provide proper care. Without the right treatment, preeclampsia can cause devastating injuries to a baby, lifelong health problems, and even loss of life.
At Beam Legal Team, our birth injury lawyers helped many families whose children were harmed because doctors failed to properly manage preeclampsia during pregnancy. We’re dedicated to holding healthcare providers accountable and getting families the resources they need to care for their children.
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What Is Preeclampsia?
Preeclampsia is a blood pressure disorder that typically appears after the 20th week of pregnancy. It causes high blood pressure and can damage a mother’s organs, especially your kidneys.
About 5-7% of all pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by preeclampsia. A mother’s risk may be higher if this is her first pregnancy, she’s carrying multiple babies, she’s had preeclampsia before, she has high blood pressure or kidney disease, or she has certain health conditions like obesity or autoimmune disorders.
What makes preeclampsia so dangerous is how quickly it can worsen. Without proper monitoring, mild preeclampsia can rapidly become severe and put both the mother and baby at serious risk.
Signs and Symptoms of Preeclampsia
Healthcare providers should be watching for signs of preeclampsia at every prenatal visit. These warning signs include:
- High blood pressure readings (140/90 or higher)
- Protein in the urine
- Swelling, especially in the face, hands, and feet
- Severe headaches that won’t go away
- Changes in vision, like blurriness or seeing spots
- Pain in the upper abdomen, often under the ribs
- Nausea or feeling sick to the stomach
Finding these symptoms early is essential to protect the baby from harm.
Standard of Care for Monitoring Preeclampsia
During pregnancy—especially when risk factors for preeclampsia are present—doctors should carefully monitor the mother’s health. This includes checking blood pressure at every visit, testing urine regularly, ordering blood tests to check kidney and liver function, and educating patients about which warning signs need immediate medical attention.
Doctors who fail to provide this level of care put both mother and baby at serious risk.
Treatment Options for Preeclampsia
How doctors manage preeclampsia depends on the severity of the condition and how far along the pregnancy is. Treatment plans might include bed rest, blood pressure medication, steroids to help the baby’s lungs develop faster, medication to prevent seizures, or planning for an early delivery through induction or C-section.
The goal is to keep both mother and baby safe while allowing the baby as much time as possible to grow and develop before birth. Doctors should balance these concerns carefully and adjust treatment as needed.
Complications When Preeclampsia Is Mismanaged
Without proper care, preeclampsia can quickly lead to dangerous complications. These might include HELLP syndrome (a life-threatening liver and blood clotting disorder), seizures (called eclampsia), the placenta separating from the uterine wall too early, poor growth for the baby, or damage to the mother’s organs like kidneys, liver, heart, and brain.
These complications often create emergencies that require immediate medical intervention to save both mother and baby.
Birth Injuries Related to Preeclampsia
When doctors fail to diagnose or properly treat preeclampsia, babies can suffer serious injuries such as:
- Problems from being born too early, like breathing difficulties
- Brain damage from not getting enough oxygen
- Restricted fetal growth and low birth weight, which can lead to other health issues
- Extended hospital stays in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Long-term problems with development, movement (cerebral palsy), or thinking
Many of these outcomes could be prevented if doctors provided the right care during pregnancy.
Medical Negligence in Preeclampsia Cases
At Beam Legal Team, we investigate whether medical providers failed to give proper care. This might include not monitoring high-risk patients closely enough, missing or ignoring clear signs of preeclampsia, waiting too long to start treatment, failing to educate patients about important warning signs, or not managing medications or hospital care correctly.
When medical negligence occurs, families often face enormous emotional and financial challenges. Our team works hard to hold negligent healthcare providers responsible for the harm they’ve caused.
Not sure how to proceed with your Preeclampsia Birth Injuries claim? Schedule a free consultation when you call (866) 404-5221. We handle Preeclampsia Birth Injuries cases nationwide.
Why Choose Beam Legal Team for Preeclampsia Cases
Preeclampsia cases involve complex medical and legal issues. Families need attorneys who understand both sides deeply.
Families trust Beam Legal Team because we have extensive experience with maternal health and birth injury cases. We know how to gather and present complicated medical evidence, work with respected medical experts across the country, thoroughly investigate what caused a child’s injury, and provide compassionate support while fighting aggressively for justice.
Our mission is to help families secure the financial support needed to care for their child and rebuild their future.
Contact Beam Legal Team Today
If a child’s birth injury may have been caused by mismanaged preeclampsia, don’t wait to get help. Contact Beam Legal Team today for a free consultation. We’re here to answer questions, explain legal options, and fight for the justice and compensation families deserve.
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