About three babies are born with birth injuries every hour across the United States, or about seven babies in every 1,000 deliveries. Many families are left wondering whether a mistake made by a medical provider caused or contributed to their baby’s birth injury. If medical negligence caused a birth injury, a medical malpractice claim can help the family get the medical assistance the child needs now and in the future.
Birth injuries tend to be more common in males than females because males are often larger. About 80 percent of all birth injuries are considered moderate to severe, and birth injuries are the 4th-leading cause of death among infants. Perhaps your baby suffered a birth injury as a result of medical malpractice. While there are many different factors associated with a medical malpractice claim, you may wonder whether your baby’s Apgar score is one of those factors.