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Why You Should Hire a Birth Defect Lawyer

If your child was born with a birth defect this can have a devastating effect on your family as well as you. Medical bills, therapy costs and other expenses can quickly increase.

A Hyattsville lawyer who specializes in birth defects could assist you file for reimbursement for the expenses of caring for your disabled children. Legal claims for birth defects can be a little tangled, so it is important to seek legal advice whenever you can.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals must adhere to an appropriate standard of care when treating pregnant women and their infants. If the actions of a doctor fall below this standard and result in a birth defect or injury and/or death, they may be held liable for the injuries suffered by their patient. A DC lawyer with experience in lawsuits involving birth defects can assist you in determining whether your child's health condition may be due to a medical error during pregnancy or delivery.

A doctor could also be accountable for an injury that occurs during birth if they fail in diagnosing or adequately respond to distress of the fetus. This can cause various serious problems, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy as well as brain injuries such as cerebral palsy.

Birth injuries differ from birth defects because they are caused by events during pregnancy, delivery or labor. Injuries can result from issues like Erb's syndrome which is caused when the nerves that energize and control the arms of a newborn are stretched or torn during birth and the caput succedaneum is an increase in the size of the scalp. Both of them can cause permanent disability and require ongoing treatment, which can result in significant medical bills. A Washington, DC lawyer who specializes in birth defects can offer a free consultation in order to look over your case and determine the best course for you and your baby.

Prescription Drugs

A birth defect lawyer may be able to help parents determine the reason for a child's birth injury or defect. Many birth defects result from genes or other factors that occur during pregnancy. However, certain medications can also cause birth defects. Certain common medications have a significant effect on fetuses, particularly in the first trimester of a pregnancy. Anti-nausea drugs, NSAIDs, and chemotherapy medications are among the most commonly used. These medications have been linked with an increased risk of deformities in the limbs and heart defects, brain defects and craniosynostois.

It is a doctor's professional duty to consider the potential risks when prescribing medications for pregnant women. When doctors fail to meet the standards of care required, they could be liable for medical negligence. Pharma companies could also be held responsible for not properly informing mothers about the dangers of their medication. Zofran is a medication used to treat nausea among cancer patients, was found to increase the risk of major defects in first-trimester pregnancies.

A birth defect attorney can help a family get compensation for medical expenses, income loss and quality of living. This could include hospital costs, doctor's fees, pharmaceutical costs and other costs, along with assistive devices and therapy.

Chemical Exposure

A birth defect lawyer can bring a lawsuit on behalf of parents of children with congenital disabilities because from the negligence of companies exposing pregnant women to chemicals and drugs that can cause birth deformities. These lawyers are specially trained to determine the reason for birth defects, so that they can bring a suit against companies that expose pregnant women to teratogens either at workplace or at home.

Metals, fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides are just a few of the chemicals that can cause birth defects. These chemicals are called Teratogens since they interfere with the healthy development of the fetus by creating chemical changes that hinder normal cell function or cause organs that are not properly formed. These chemicals can be found in many different environments, including metal cleaning and semiconductor manufacturing.

Other chemicals that can cause birth defects include hydrocarbons that are aliphatic, such as dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, or perchloroethylene. These chemicals have been proven to cause birth problems, including cardiac disorders in babies born to mothers exposed to them during the womb.

Parents have filed lawsuits against various companies involved in the exposure of families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of these birth defect lawyers have won significant settlements for families who had their children born with serious defects as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals at the base.

Environmental Exposure

Certain birth defects may be caused by a combination of medical negligence and environmental conditions. If a family suspects that a child's birth defects may be the result of medical negligence or prescription drug overdose or exposure to harmful chemical or chemical substances, they should speak with a DC birth injury lawyer to discuss their case.

Chemicals and other substances in the environment can cause birth defects of a serious nature when they are inhaled or absorbed by pregnant women. These substances are referred to as Teratogens. More than 4 million chemicals are found in our food, air and water. Some of these chemicals are dangerous to pregnant women.

Arsenic found in drinking water or cadmium in coal that has been contaminated for instance, can cause birth defects and other health problems. Industrial solvents such as benzene toluene and trichloroethylene (a metal degreaser) are also linked to certain birth defects. Glycol-ethers, which are used in the manufacture of silicon chips, semiconductors and video displays, are known to increase the risk of developing birth defects as well.

LK's highly experienced birth defect lawyers have brought numerous lawsuits on behalf of children who suffer from a wide range of birth defects caused by wrongful toxic and chemical exposure at workplaces or in their homes. These lawsuits typically involve an extensive scientific analysis as well as experts as witnesses, like toxicologists and epidemiologists, geneticists, occupational medicine experts, and embryologists.

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