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Chicago Infant Injury Attorney

Infant injuries resulting from a healthcare provider’s negligence can be devastating. While some types of birth injuries will heal and a child will not suffer permanent disabilities or damage, other types of infant injuries that occur during labor and delivery can result in a baby experiencing life-long disabilities and permanent organ or nerve damage. If your doctor made an error or failed to live up to the established standard of care while providing prenatal treatment or while delivery your baby, you should get in touch with a Chicago infant injury attorney to find out more about filing a civil lawsuit against the liable doctor, nurse, or other healthcare provider who caused the injury.

Chicago Common Types of Infant Injuries Due to Medical Negligence

Many different types of infant injuries can result from medical negligence during childbirth. According to Merck, the following are some of the most common types of birth injuries that happen because of a doctor’s mistake or error:

  • Head and brain injuries;
  • Bleeding in or around the brain;
  • Nerve injuries;
  • Bone injuries, including fractures;
  • Skin and soft tissue injuries; and
  • Perinatal asphyxia.

Infant Injury Statute of Limitations in Chicago, Illinois

Under Illinois law, medical negligence lawsuits generally have a two-year statute of limitations. As such, most medical malpractice lawsuits, including some that involve injuries during childbirth, must be filed within two years from the date of the injury. However, the statute of limitations is longer for birth injury claims when the claim involves an injury affecting the infant. Illinois law allows a child who suffered a birth injury to file a lawsuit as long as the claim is brought within 8 years from the date of the injury, and as long as the lawsuit is filed by the time the child turns 22 years old. Failure to file a lawsuit before the statute of limitations runs out will result in a time-barred claim.

While 8 years might seem like a long time to determine whether or not it makes sense to file a claim, it is important to understand that some types of infant conditions resulting from birth injuries do not become obvious until the child is older, or the extent of the injury or its severity may not be known. To ensure that you have all of the evidence and materials you need to support a claim, it is important to seek advice from one of our Chicago infant injury lawyers as soon as possible.

Contact Our Infant Injury Lawyers in Chicago

If your baby suffered an infant injury because of a healthcare provider’s negligence, it is critical to learn more about filing a claim for financial compensation. By filing a birth injury lawsuit, it may be possible to obtain compensation for your child’s medical bills while holding the healthcare provider accountable for the harm resulting from their negligence. One of our Chicago infant injury attorneys can discuss your case with you today. Contact Wais, Vogelstein, Forman, Koch & Norman, LLC for more information about the services we provide to families after a birth injury in Chicago.

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