Knoxville Birth Injury Attorneys

FAQ

What is a birth injury?
A birth injury is a serious type of injury that infants sustain during the labor and/or delivery process.  Birth injuries can be permanent in nature and are commonly caused by the negligence of medical professionals.

What birth injuries are common?
There are numerous different types of injuries infants could sustain if medical professionals are negligent during their deliveries.  However, commonly incurred birth injuries include:  brain injuries, cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, pregnancy induced hypertension, microcephaly and gestational diabetes.

Are birth injuries noticeable right away?
In most cases, parents will not notice birth injuries immediately following births.  Sometimes, it can take days, weeks or even months.  In fact, most parents find out that their babies have sustained birth injuries when their children appear developmentally delayed and do not crawl, walk or talk as expected.

What should I do if I suspect my baby has a birth injury?
The very first thing you should do is to seek medical treatment.  A medical professional can evaluate your baby and diagnose his or her injuries.  After you have met with a medical professional, you should think about retaining the services of an experienced birth injury lawyer, like the lawyers at the Law Firm of John Whitfield.  In some cases, you may be able to file a personal injury claim against the medical professional(s) that caused your child to sustain a birth injury.

How can I tell if medical negligence played a role in my child's birth injury?
Identifying and proving medical negligence is not an easy thing to do.  For this reason, parents are encouraged to work with birth injury lawyers who have years of experience in this unique area of law.  A skilled birth injury attorney, such as the attorneys at the Law Firm of John Whitfield, can investigate your case and tell you whether your child's injury resulted from negligence or natural causes.

Knoxville Birth Injury Lawyers

If you are looking to speak with trusted and dependable Knoxville birth injury lawyers, contact the Law Firm of John Whitfield today to set up an initial consultation!