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Why You Should Hire a birth defect law firms Defect Lawyer

If your child was born with a birth deformity, it can have a devastating effect on your family as well as you. The cost of therapy, medical bills and other losses can quickly become a burden.

A Hyattsville birth defect lawyer can help you file claim for compensation for the costs of caring for your disabled child. A legal claim for birth defects could be complicated, and you should seek legal advice as soon as you can.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals are required to adhere to a standard of care when treating pregnant women or their babies. A doctor can be held responsible for damages if their actions result in birth defects or injuries. A DC lawyer with experience in birth defect lawsuits will help you determine if your child's illness could have been caused by an error made by a doctor during pregnancy or the birth.

A doctor may also be accountable for birth injuries if they fail in diagnosing or appropriately respond to distress of the fetus. This can result in a variety of serious problems, including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and cerebral palsy.

The distinction between a birth defect and a birth injury is that defects are a part of a person's genetic make-up and injuries are triggered by something occurring during labor, pregnancy, or the birth. The causes of injuries include issues like Erb's syndrome, which occurs when the nerves that energize and control the arms of an infant are stretched or torn during the birth process, and caput succedaneum, a swelling of the scalp. Both can result in a permanent disability, and continued treatment will cost a lot of money. A Washington, DC lawyer who is skilled in birth defects can provide a free consultation to analyze your case and decide on the best course for you and your baby.

Prescription Drugs

A birth defect lawyer might be able help parents determine the reason behind a child's birth defect. While many birth defects are caused by genetics and other factors that occur during a mother's pregnancy but they can also happen as a result of medication. Certain common medications have a significant impact on fetuses, particularly in the first trimester of pregnancy. These include anti-nausea medications such as NSAIDs, chemotherapy medicines, certain antibiotics, and many more. These medications have been linked with an increased chance of limb deformities, brain defects, heart defects and craniosynostois.

It is the duty of a doctor to consider these risks when prescribing medications for women who are pregnant. If doctors fail to meet this standard of care, they could be held accountable for medical malpractice. Pharmaceutical companies can be held liable as well for not adequately informing mothers of the risks associated with their products. For example, Zofran, a medication used to treat nausea in cancer patients, has been proven to significantly increase the risk of congenital defects that are major in the first trimester of pregnancy.

A birth defect lawyer can assist a family to obtain compensation for medical expenses, loss of income and quality of life. This could include doctor's, hospital or pharmaceutical expenses, as well as aidive devices and treatments.

Chemical Exposure

A birth defect lawyer can bring a lawsuit on behalf families of children with congenital disabilities resulting from the negligence of companies who expose pregnant women chemicals or drugs that cause birth defects. These lawyers are specially-trained to determine the root of birth defects so that they can bring a case against companies who 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 known as teratogens because they affect the growth of the fetus making chemical changes that inhibit normal cell function or lead to malformed organs. These chemicals are found in a variety of settings including the manufacturing of semiconductors, metal cleaning and paint production.

Other harmful chemicals that could cause birth defects include aliphatic cyaninated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and dichloroethane. These chemicals have been proven to cause heart defects in babies born to mothers exposed in the womb.

Parents have filed lawsuits against several companies that were involved in exposing the families of soldiers at Camp Lejeune to these harmful chemicals. Some of the birth defect lawyers have secured substantial settlements on behalf families who had their children born with severe birth defects because of the toxic chemical exposures at the base.

Environmental Exposure

Some birth defects can be caused by a combination between medical negligence and environmental conditions. If a family suspects the birth defects of a baby could be the result of medical negligence, prescription drug overdose, or exposure to harmful chemical and/or environmental factors, they should talk to an DC birth injury attorney to discuss their case.

Chemicals and other substances in the environment can cause serious birth defects if they are ingested or absorbed by pregnant women. Teratogens are the name for these chemicals. More than 4 million chemicals can be found in our air, food and water. Certain of these chemicals can be harmful to pregnant women.

Arsenic in drinking waters or cadmium in coal that has been contaminated for instance, can cause birth defects and other health issues. Certain birth defects can also be related to industrial solvents, such as benzene (a metal degreaser) as well as toluene (a solvent for plastics) and trichloroethylene. Glycol-ethers, which are used in the production of semiconductors, silicon chips and video displays are well-known to increase the chance of having birth defects as well.

Our experienced attorneys for birth defects have filed many lawsuits on behalf of children suffering from a variety of birth defects as a result of an unintentional exposure to chemicals or toxic substances at work or at home. These lawsuits involve complex scientific analyses and expert witnesses, such as toxicologists and epidemiologists.

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