Birth Injury Attorneys – Skilled Lawyers in North Carolina Fight for You
The birth injury attorneys at Melrose, Seago & Lay can help your family. Our lawyers in North Carolina have the skills, resources, and compassion necessary to protect you and your loved ones from the manipulation of insurance companies and big corporations. Birth injuries can result from complications during pregnancy, labor, or delivery. Many of these injuries can be prevented when proper care is taken by a medical professional. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact our birth injury attorneys in North Carolina today for a complimentary review of your case.
Types of Birth Injuries
There are several types of birth injuries that may affect a child's development. Birth injuries can have both short-term and long-term effects on a child's life. Common birth injuries include the following:
- Forceps lacerations and bruising — cause damage (sometimes permanent) to a newborn's head and scalp.
- Facial paralysis — occurs when extensive pressure is applied to the face of a child during delivery. Facial paralysis may be responsive to corrective surgery, or it may be permanent.
- Brachial plexus palsy — may cause paralysis to the shoulders and arms; this condition may be permanent, but is responsive to corrective surgery in some cases.
- Fractures — most commonly of the clavicle and the collar bone. Fractures need immediate attention in order to heal properly.
- Caput succedaneum — the severe swelling and bruising of a baby's head. This injury usually heals on its own, and is generally caused by traumatic vacuum extractions.
- Cephalohematoma — internal bleeding in the head. This condition often causes jaundice in newborns and can be fatal.
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage — causes blood vessels in the eye to break.
If your child has been the victim of medical malpractice and has suffered a birth injury, you need an experienced team of lawyers. The birth injury attorneys at the North Carolina firm of Melrose, Seago & Lay have the experience and the resources necessary to litigate your case to the fullest extent. Our birth injury lawyers don't back down in the face of big corporations such as hospitals and insurance companies. You need someone on your side who will fight to get your medical bills and other costs covered. To speak with an aggressive team of birth injury lawyers about your case, contact Melrose, Seago & Lay today.
About Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is arguably the most serious injury that can occur during birth. The term describes any number of neurological disorders that may affect children from birth into adulthood. Although there are various degrees of cerebral palsy, it is a permanent, lifelong disorder. Some children need constant care and assistance, while others are affected only by mild muscle spasms that can be controlled by medication. One of the birth injury lawyers at the North Carolina-based firm of Melrose, Seago & Lay can help you determine how much compensation you may be entitled to based on the degree to which cerebral palsy has affected your child's life.
Cerebral palsy results from brain damage occurring during the birth process. Although there are currently no cures for cerebral palsy, it can be managed with physical and speech therapy; drugs to control seizures, relax muscle spasms, and alleviate pain; surgery to correct physical abnormalities; braces; wheelchairs; rolling walkers; and communication aids such as computers with attached voice synthesizers.
It is important to remember that cerebral palsy is a birth injury; that is, it is not something that develops in the womb or in early childhood. When a medical professional fails to take the precautions necessary to avoid such an injury, victims are entitled to compensation. The birth injury lawyers at Melrose, Seago & Lay in North Carolina provide aggressive and comprehensive legal representation to families who have been victimized by negligent doctors and hospital staff. If you or someone you love has suffered a birth injury, speak with one of our attorneys for more detailed information about what we can do for you.
Contact Our Birth Injury Lawyers Today
For personalized legal representation in a birth injury case, contact the attorneys at Melrose, Seago & Lay in North Carolina. We have the resources and compassion necessary to obtain outstanding results in your birth injury or other personal injury case.
To speak with a team of skilled birth injury attorneys, contact our lawyers in North Carolina at Melrose, Seago & Lay today.
- Melrose, Seago & Lay, P.A.
- 576 Dellwood Road
- Waynesville, North Carolina 28786
- Located on Dellwood Road between Russ Avenue and Frog Level.
- P.O. Box 1011,
- 2775 Highway 74 East,
- Sylva, North Carolina 28779
- Just East of Exit 85
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