The most important thing for a newborn is oxygen. Even minor gaps in the supply of oxygen, even at just a deficiency, can be disastrous to a newborn’s developing brain. This is why birth asphyxia is a serious problem and possible complication in the labor and delivery process. Birth asphyxia could result in a hypoxic injury, or an injury with a decrease of oxygen, or birth asphyxia could result in an anoxia injury, or an injury due to a complete lack of oxygen. Healthcare providers are educated and trained in ensuring that a newborn’s oxygen supply is unaltered and in full supply. But mistakes happen, usually preventable mistakes. Healthcare providers that fail to protect a newborn’s supply of oxygen could be negligent and committing Oregon medical malpractice. Our Bend/Portland birth injury lawyers explain how dangerous this can be.
Birth asphyxia can occur due to natural complications or due to Oregon medical malpractice. Birth asphyxia occurs when a newborn does not receive enough oxygen during the labor and delivery process. This could be before being born, during the birthing process, or even after being born and healthcare providers do not secure a proper airway. Birth asphyxia is very serious because even minor deviations and gaps in oxygen supply could result in lesions and damage to a newborn’s brain. These lesions could result in catastrophic injury including cerebral palsy.
Enough though birth asphyxia could be caused due to the natural complications of a birth, this is simply not a normal result. Most instances of birth asphyxia are due to reckless, careless, and downright negligent care from a healthcare provider. This is because healthcare providers must monitor the mother and the baby during the entire labor and delivery process. There are many technological advancements used to protect both the mother and baby. But sometimes nurses and doctors ignore these warnings from monitoring equipment. Other times healthcare providers fail to properly set up the monitoring equipment.
But other times, Oregon medical malpractice is simply the cause of birth asphyxia. Some of the most common causes of birth asphyxia due to medical malpractice from preventable birth injuries includes the following:
Birth asphyxia is a very serious and potentially catastrophic type of Oregon medical malpractice. This can result in serious conditions like cerebral palsy or even wrongful death. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed as a result of medical malpractice contact the Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Kuhlman Law at our number below or fill out the intake form. We offer a free initial case evaluation and handle cases on a contingency fee which means that you pay no money unless we recover.
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