If your child suffered a birth injury, Georgia Baby Safety is here to help. Our team has 50 years of combined experience and has recovered hundreds of millions for injured families throughout Georgia. Contact us 404-995-6033 today for a free consultation to discuss your legal options with a Georgia birth injury lawyer.
A birth injury can affect your child’s health, future, and your family’s finances. Our team is ready to explain your legal options, investigate what happened, and fight for the compensation your family deserves.
How Can Georgia Baby Safety Help After a Birth Injury in Georgia?
A birth injury can leave families throughout Georgia with questions about their child’s health, future care, and legal rights. Georgia Baby Safety can investigate the medical care provided and determine whether negligence contributed to the injury.
Our Georgia birth injury attorneys can:
- Review medical records from pregnancy, labor, and delivery
- Work with medical experts to evaluate the care provided
- Identify doctors, nurses, hospitals, or other responsible parties
- Gather evidence to support the claim
- Document your child’s current and future needs
- Handle communications with insurance companies
- Pursue fair compensation through settlement or trial
Georgia Baby Safety can handle the legal process while you focus on your child and family. Contact us today for a free consultation with a Georgia personal injury lawyer to discuss your options.
What Is My Birth Injury Case Worth?
There is no standard value for a birth injury case. The amount your family may recover depends on the circumstances of the injury and its long-term effects on your child.
Factors that can influence case value include:
- The type and severity of the injury
- Whether the injury is permanent
- Your child’s long-term prognosis
- The strength of the evidence of medical negligence
- Your child’s future care and support needs
- The effect of the injury on your child’s quality of life
- Available insurance coverage and other sources of recovery
Cases involving permanent disabilities and lifelong care may have a higher value than cases involving injuries that heal fully. An attorney can review the evidence and your child’s expected needs to assess the potential value of your claim.
What Kinds of Damages Are Available to Birth Injury Victims?
Families may recover both economic and non-economic damages after a birth injury caused by medical negligence.
Economic damages cover financial losses with a clear dollar value. These include hospital bills, surgeries, therapy, medication, medical equipment, future treatment, home modifications, and lost income when a parent must stop working to provide care.
Non-economic damages compensate for losses that cannot be measured with bills. Examples include physical pain, emotional suffering, permanent disability, reduced quality of life, and loss of enjoyment of everyday activities. Our team works to recover every type of compensation available under Georgia law.
Who Can Be Held Liable for a Birth Injury?
A birth injury may involve mistakes by more than one healthcare provider. Determining who is responsible requires reviewing the care provided during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and sometimes shortly after birth.
Depending on the circumstances, potentially liable parties may include:
- Obstetricians
- Nurses
- Anesthesiologists
- Other physicians or specialists
- Hospitals
- Medical practices
- Other healthcare providers involved in the delivery
Liability depends on whether a healthcare provider failed to meet the applicable standard of care and whether that failure caused your child’s injury. Medical records and expert testimony can help establish what happened and who may be responsible.
Common Birth Injuries in Georgia
Birth injuries can happen before, during, or shortly after delivery. Some children recover with treatment, while others need lifelong medical care.
Common birth injuries include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Erb’s palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Brain injuries caused by a lack of oxygen
- Shoulder dystocia injuries
- Skull fractures
- Spinal cord injuries
- Developmental delays
These injuries can affect a child’s health, learning, and independence. Our team fights for compensation that reflects both current and future needs.
What Causes Most Birth Injuries in Georgia?
Many birth injuries happen because healthcare providers fail to follow accepted medical standards. Quick decisions during labor and delivery can make a lasting difference.
Common causes include:
- Failure to monitor fetal distress
- Delayed C-section
- Improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors
- Medication errors
- Failure to treat infections
- Failure to respond to signs of oxygen deprivation
- Poor communication between healthcare providers
Our team investigates every case to determine exactly what happened and who should be held responsible. A thorough investigation is often the key to a successful claim.
How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit After a Birth Injury in Georgia?
Georgia generally imposes a two-year statute of limitations on medical malpractice actions, but special rules can apply when the injured patient is a child. A statute of repose and other exceptions may also affect the time available.
Because these deadlines can be complicated, it is important to contact our team as soon as possible. Acting early helps preserve evidence and protects your family’s legal rights.
What Should I Do After a Birth Injury?
The steps you take after learning about a birth injury can affect both your child’s care and your legal claim. Keeping good records can make a big difference.
You should:
- Get all recommended medical care.
- Request copies of medical records.
- Save bills and receipts.
- Keep notes about your child’s treatment.
- Follow your doctor’s recommendations.
- Contact a birth injury lawyer before speaking with insurance companies.
These steps can strengthen your claim and help our team begin investigating your case right away.
Contact Our Georgia Birth Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation
A birth injury can create lifelong challenges for both your child and your family. You should not have to carry the financial burden if medical negligence caused the injury.
If medical negligence caused your child’s birth injury, Georgia Baby Safety can investigate what happened and explain your family’s legal options. Contact us today for a free consultation with a Georgia birth injury attorney.