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Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
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The experienced attorneys at Nix Law Group, PLLC, focus our practice on helping the victims of birth injury and medical malpractice. Our birth injury legal team takes great pride in helping families obtain the compensation they need to pay for future medical care, therapy, nursing care, medications, durable equipment, adaptive therapy and other medical treatment required to deal with the overwhelming needs presented by catastrophic neonatal injury. It can cost hundreds of thousands - sometimes millions - of dollars to deal with the effects of a severe birth injury. The wrong response, wrong decision or a lack of adequate attention can result in birth injuries and damages that last a lifetime. For more birth injury information and resources, contact our lawyers to schedule a consultation with our experienced birth injury legal team, serving all Oklahoma areas including Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and statewide.
Birth Injury Statistics
Birth Injury Litigation with Nix Law Group
Significant birth injuries account for approximately two percent of neonatal deaths in the United States. Over the past 20 years, rates of infant mortality due to birth injury fell from 64.2 to 7.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, a remarkable decline of 88 percent. This decrease reflects, in part, the technological advancements that allow today's obstetrician and hospital staff to recognize birth trauma risk factors using improved prenatal assessment, ultrasonography, and fetal monitoring prior to attempting vaginal delivery, and the availability of cesarean section (C-section). The use of potentially injurious instrumentation, such as forceps and vacuums, has also declined.
Still, an average of 6-8 birth injuries occur per 1,000 births in this country, the majority of which are preventable with timely recognition and anticipation of obstetric risk factors, appropriate fetal monitoring and evaluation during delivery. Your physician, obstetrician and nurses have a duty to you and your baby to take all necessary steps to prevent severe birth injury. If risk factors for birth injury arise, a C-section is necessary to ensure an injury-free birth. Failure to order or timely convert delivery to a C-section is an unfortunate type of medical malpractice that leads to disastrous and catastrophic injuries and long-term damages for a newborn baby.
Common types of birth injury include:
At Nix Law Group, our Oklahoma birth injury lawyers have years of experience and a reputation for success. We get to know the child and the child's family so that we can tell your story to a jury. Our attorneys work with a network of the country’s best medical and life-planning experts to determine the cause, extent, and prognosis of a birth injury. Our medical legal team includes a licensed neurosurgeon / attorney and a licensed life care planner and registered nurse. We will work diligently to reach a fair settlement for your child while always being ready to take the case to trial, if necessary.
If your baby has suffered preventable birth injury as the result of medical negligence, contact the experienced birth injury attorneys at Nix Law Group, serving clients throughout the state of Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa, for a free case evaluation. You may reach us toll free 888-311-3273 or via email by completing the Nix Law Group "Contact Us Now" form on this page.