Birth Injury

New York Birth Injury Attorneys

Birth injuries account for 20% of all infant deaths. Most birth injuries present themselves as a major affect on the baby’s quality of life within the first year of life and in rare cases immediately after birth. Of every 1,000 infants born in the United States, 11 of them are born with a birth injury or defect. Around 6 of every 1,000 birth injuries in the United States, occurred in male infants, whereas 5 of every 1,000 birth injuries happened in female infants. Prevention of birth injury includes attention to general health during a woman’s pregnancy, but birth injuries are most commonly due to the birth stresses that occur during the doctor’s method of delivery.