OBGYN
Birth Injury NY
Obstetrics is the branch
of medicine that deals with
the care of women during
pregnancy, childbirth, and
the recuperative period following
delivery. Negligence committed
here is very dangerous because
the doctor is dealing with
the lives and health of two
people — the mother
and the child.
Have you or
your newborn child been injured
due to the negligence of
your obstetrician? Contact
our New York malpractice
lawyer today!
When an obstetrician fails
to take a detailed history
and perform an adequate physical
examination they are allowing
a pregnancy to progress in
a haphazard and potentially
dangerous way. Furthermore,
the failure to perform routine
examinations during the course
of the pregnancy will keep
secret a potentially devastating
complication that, had it
been caught, be relatively
easy to treat.
Some of the medical
issues that may be involved
include, but are not limited
to:
- maternal death
- fetal death (stillbirth)
- cerebral palsy
Malpractice can also occur
when an obstetrician fails
to diagnose conditions that
arise during pregnancy or
fails to diagnose defects
in a fetus that could cause
injury or death to the mother
and the fetus.
Common types of
obstetrician negligence
include:
- improperly inserting
and monitoring IUDs
- failing to diagnose gynecological
diseases such as ovarian
cancer, cervical cancer,
breast cancer, endometriosis,
and pelvic inflammatory
disease
- failing to diagnose placenta
previa (when the placenta
attaches to the inside
of the womb in a way that
prohibits a baby from being
delivered properly)
- allowing the delivery
to go on for too long,
requiring a cesarean section
Obstetrician malpractice
can be very harmful to both
the mother and the baby.
Unsafe conditions and failure
to diagose certain conditions
can lead to permanant injuries
or even death.
Have you or
your newborn child been injured
due to the negligence of
your obstetrician? Contact
our New York malpractice
lawyer today!
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Michael Gunzburg is
a New York OBGYN Injury
Attorney serving the New
York Metropolitan area,
including New York
City, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Queens, Staten
Island, Nassau, Suffolk,
Westchester, Rockland and
Orange County. |
