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Hypoxia

 

The joy that most parents feel when their child is born is indescribable. But when something goes seriously wrong during or just before the birth, and the infant suffers a type of asphyxiation called hypoxia, the sadness and anger parents feel is just as great. There are few words that can truly express that level of grief.

 

The New York birth injury attorneys with Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. understand all too well the unique trials and tribulations associated with hypoxia. We have helped hundreds of clients pursue their legal rights to the fullest extent after their child suffered hypoxia because of mistakes made by healthcare professionals.

 

What Is Hypoxia?

 

Hypoxia is a medical condition that results when an infant does not receive enough oxygen before, during or just after childbirth. The lack of oxygen can quickly damage brain and spinal cord cells and cause irreversible harm.

 

How Common Is Hypoxia?

 

Unfortunately, as many as four out of every 1,000 births in the United States suffers hypoxia. Of those births, 15 to 20 percent of the babies do not survive. Among those that do live, more than one-fourth will experience permanent disabilities, including but not limited to:

• Irreversible brain damage and mental retardation
• Learning disabilities and memory problems
• Paralysis and other significant physical disabilities
• Neurological problems
• Muscle control issues and muscle spasms
• Serious breathing problems
• Epilepsy and frequent seizures
• Coma
• Cerebral palsy

 

What Can Cause Hypoxia?

 

Perhaps even sadder to families who must deal with the repercussions of hypoxia in their children is that many of the causes of the condition could have been prevented.

 

While certainly not all instances of hypoxia can be avoided, medical negligence or wrongdoing can be a major reason for this severe birth injury.

 

Some of the medical malpractice issues that have been linked to hypoxia development:

• Failure to perform a C-section in a timely manner
• Unnoticed and untreated umbilical cord/placenta complications
• Failure to diagnose and treat hypertension in the mother during pregnancy
• Poorly managed diabetes in the mother
• Undetected, reduced levels of amniotic fluid during the pregnancy
• Failure to recognize signs of asphyxiation immediately after birth
• Failure to recognize and act on symptoms of fetal distress

 

When a baby suffers from hypoxia, families can be left struggling with not only the tragedy itself, but also how they will pay for the immediate needs and long-term care necessary to help their child.

If this has happened to your family, the law firm of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C., New York medical malpractice lawyers , can answer your legal questions today. Please contact us for assistance. We happily serve all residents of New York including Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Long Island.

 

 

 

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