Jackson, Mississippi-area Birth Injury Lawyer

Patients of any age can be victims of medical negligence, including, tragically, newborn babies. Birth injuries are physical injuries or deformities resulting directly from the childbirth process. These devastating injuries place the baby at risk for paralysis, traumatic brain injury, fractured bones, and even wrongful death.

At Ingram│Wilkinson, we are renowned statewide for our handling of birth injury cases; our personal injury attorneys can hold negligent medical professionals liable for their actions and help families obtain the compensation to which they are entitled. If your child has suffered a serious personal injury as the result of medical negligence, an experienced Hattiesburg and Jackson, Mississippi-area birth injury lawyer may be able to help. While we understand that no financial award could ever compensate for the harm inflicted on your child, we can help you understand your legal options and take action against the liable parties. Contact Ingram│Wilkinson today to schedule a free consultation.

• Birth Injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Brachial Palsy

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Birth Injuries

Babies are particularly vulnerable and susceptible to serious injury during and directly after childbirth, and need to be handled with exceptional care. When medical professionals are negligent in their duty of this care, permanent injuries and disabilities may result. In most birth injury cases, had the medical providers exercised due care, the injuries could have been prevented.

Some birth injuries that may occur due to substandard care are:

• Traumatic brain injury
• Spinal cord injury
• Paralysis
• Bone fracture
• Infection
• Injury due to forceps
• Cerebral palsy
• Brachial palsy
• Autism
• Epilepsy
• Wrongful death

Although no financial award could ever compensate for the harm inflicted on your child, it is important that you understand your legal options. At Ingram | Wilkinson, our attorneys have the sensitivity to guide you through this difficult time. To schedule a free consultation, contact a Jackson, Mississippi-area birth injury lawyer.

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Cerebral Palsy

One of the most well-known types of birth injury, cerebral palsy is a permanent condition which adversely affects motor skills, senses, muscles, mental development, and other functions. It is caused by brain damage to the child either while in the womb or at the time of birth. Negligence and excessive force used by medical personnel can result in cerebral palsy.

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Brachial Palsy

Brachial palsy (or Erb’s palsy) is paralysis of the arm or hand resulting from damage to the nerves surrounding the neck and shoulder. If excessive force is used to pull the baby from its mother’s womb, nerve damage can result. Additionally, doctors should advise c-section births when a baby’s size may make it difficult to pass through the mother’s pelvis.

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Contact a Birth Injury Lawyer

If your baby has suffered a severe birth injury due to medical malpractice or negligence, our lawyers will help you file a birth injury lawsuit and claim the compensation to which you are entitled. You may obtain compensation for  medical care, as well as pain and suffering.

At Ingram | Wilkinson, our medical negligence attorneys have a reputation for securing substantial settlements on behalf of victims from Hattiesburg, Jackson, and throughout Mississippi. A birth injury lawyer from our firm can achieve justice on behalf of your baby. Contact our firm and schedule a free case consultation today.

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