Ohio Vaginal Delivery Lawyers
Traumatic Injury by Extraction
When labor is not progressing adequately, doctors sometimes choose to use a vacuum extractor to assist with the vaginal delivery. If the vacuum extractor is used improperly or used in cases where an instrument-assisted delivery is ill-advised, the baby can suffer serious birth injuries or death.
The attorneys of The Becker Law Firm, L.P.A., in Cleveland, Ohio, have won significant amounts of financial compensation in cases involving birth injuries cause by the negligent use of vacuum extractors. For example:
Negligent management of vacuum extractors can result in subgaleal bleed (bleeding into the area between the scalp and the skull), hypovolemic shock and brain damage in a newborn.
There are many instances in which a vacuum extractor delivery is inadvisable. For example, if the baby is less than 34 weeks old, if the cervix is inadequately dilated, if the baby must be rotated or repositioned, or if there are signs of fetal distress, doctors are cautioned against the use of a vacuum extractor.
Safer, But Safe Enough?
There is controversy within the medical community as to whether vacuum extractors or forceps are a safer method of delivery. Regardless, every year some babies suffer permanent brain damage or death due to vacuum extractor injuries.
Ohio Attorneys: Vaginal Delivery Malpractice
If you believe your child's injury or death was linked to the use of a vacuum device during delivery, please contact the Cleveland vacuum extractor injury lawyers of The Becker Law Firm, L.P.A. We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case and advise you of your options.
