How Can You Tell Medical Malpractice?
Unless there is really gross negligence, something extremely
obvious such as your baby being dropped, you probably are not going to know or realize that there was malpractice and that
your child's injury could have and should have been prevented.
Betsy is a pediatric R.N., My degree is in education. We are
reasonably intelligent people yet we couldn't see or didn't want to believe that malpractice had been committed even though
the signs were all there. This happened because we didn't know what to look for, we trusted authority, we didn't know the
laws that govern the birth process and how things should have been done. We were simply unaware of everything except the fact
that Katie needed us right now and nothing else mattered.
From the moment of her birth, Katie became the center of attention
for the entire family. If malpractice was even a fleeting thought before it was long gone by now. We were so involved in Katie's
care that we literally didn't have time to think about anything else.
The first and perhaps most important sign that we missed
was the fact that if everything seems to be fine during the pregnancy and your child ends up in the neonatal intensive care
unit, there is a high probability that malpractice occured!
If your child was in a neonatal intensive care unit for any
reason I believe that you have an obligation to your child and should have a well qualified attorney who specializes
specifically in medical malpractice and birth injuries with years of experience, (not an ambulance chaser, jack of all
trades or your brother-in-law who happens to be an attorney) inquire and receive the hospital records. This service
should not cost you anything. If there was no malpractice, no harm, no foul. You get peace of mind knowing that your child's
injury could not have been prevented. If on the other hand your child's injury could have been prevented, you need to protect
your child and their future.
