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While there is no shortage of potentially dangerous complications that can occur during pregnancy and childbirth, modern medical practices and technology have significantly reduced the risks associated with many of those complications. One such complication is vasa previa, which can cause fatal harm to a fetus if left untreated, but often causes no harm at all if it is properly diagnosed and managed.
Needless to say, if your family has been impacted by your doctor’s failure to handle this condition properly, you know better than anyone that money alone cannot make up for all the harm you have unjustly sustained. That said, you still deserve compensation for your losses. An experienced Hartford vasa previa lawyer can help you build your birth injury malpractice claim and hold responsible parties accountable.
Vasa previa is a rare pregnancy complication that occurs in about one out of every 2,500 pregnancies, according to the Cleveland Clinic, although it is significantly more common in pregnancies that begin through in vitro fertilization (IVF). In brief, it involves the umbilical cord developing in such a way that blood vessels that are supposed to be protected inside the cord end up outside the cord, often stretching across the opening of the cervix.
If a woman with vasa previa attempts to give birth vaginally, those exposed blood vessels may burst during labor, which can result in her fetus experiencing severe blood loss and very likely being stillborn as a result. However, as a Hartford vasa previa attorney can affirm, vasa previa can be identified in advance by diligent obstetricians, and with careful monitoring and the performance of a Cesarean section at the appropriate time, the survival rate of fetuses whose mothers have vasa previa is 98.6 percent.
If a mother with vasa previa is allowed to give birth vaginally despite supposedly having dedicated and high-quality care from qualified medical professionals, those medical professionals have very likely breached the “standard of care” that all patients are owed. Any harm that comes from this misconduct could be considered negligence, and those doctors and the companies they work for may be civilly liable to pay for all ensuing damages.
Since untreated vasa previa so often has fatal repercussions, compensable damages in a vasa previa lawsuit in Hartford typically must account for a lifetime worth of losses, including things like:
A lawyer can discuss what damages may need to be factored into a specific claim in more detail during a confidential consultation.
No family deserves to experience the physical or psychological trauma of any kind of birth injury, let alone a preventable one. Unfortunately, some medical professionals fail to exhibit the appropriate level of care to all patients, which can lead to serious and even fatal complications.
You have support available to you with any legal action you wish to pursue over the losses caused to you by your doctor’s malpractice. Call today to discuss your options with a Hartford vasa previa lawyer from Berkowitz Hanna. We are dedicated to helping people like you recover in situations like these, and we will fight tirelessly for the justice you deserve.
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