If your doctor uses forceps at the wrong stage of labor, your baby can suffer a brain injury, bruising, permanent indentations, cranial damage, excessive blood loss or cephalohematoma.
It can also experience disfigurement or total disability. In a sad case out of Europe, a child who suffered eye injuries during a forceps delivery was awarded €198,000 in damages. The girl will reportedly have to wear glasses temporarily, as she suffered cuts to her eye, which swelled after her birth.
A judge ruled that the use of forceps during her delivery was inappropriate and done incorrectly. The girl also reportedly suffers from permanent scarring under her eye.
Should I File a Lawsuit if My Child Suffers Birth Injuries?
Keep in mind, physicians are obligated to protect the safety of the mother and child by not allowing delivery complications to result in injuries. This includes the expectation that medical devices will be used correctly.
If you need to speak to a lawyer about your son or daughter’s injuries, contact our birth injury attorneys. We can determine if you may be entitled to damages.
Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP – Birth Injury Attorneys
Source: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/girl-gets-198k-damages-over-birth-injury-to-eye-295587.html
