• Lack of Oxygen
• Pharmaceuticals
• Large Babies
• Unusual Position
• Excessive Force
• C-Section
• Premature Birth
• Cephalopelvic Disproportion
• Dystocia
• Prolonged Labor

Prescription medications are intended to make us feel better -- and, generally, they do. But mistakes with medication can change a cure into a literal poison for victims. And when the victim is an infant, the outcome can be especially devastating. Because of their tiny size and their vulnerability, an overdose or improper medication that an adult might live through can produce death or severe, permanent injuries to infants. Although the effects of medication errors differ according to the patient and the drug, victims can die or endure permanent disabilities from stroke, heart attack, brain damage and other very serious injuries.

Medication errors are more prevalent than you might think. A survey by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s found that 1.3 million Americans each year are victims of some kind of pharmaceutical error. Moreover, they are almost always preventable errors. Hospitals, pharmacies and clinics all have procedures in place to guarantee that patients get the right medication at the right quantity. But when people are overwhelmed, overworked, under pressure or simply careless, not all of them follow these procedures -- and patients suffer.

A common situation occurs when, during pregnancy, a mother has taken prescription drugs under the guidance and supervision of a doctor or pharmacist. In such instances, you may also have a right to compensation for damages from the drug manufacturer or pharmaceutical company, and from the pharmacist who filled your prescription. For example, Paxil and several other prescription drugs have been strongly linked to birth defects. Often, birth injuries have been caused because a company makes a simple accounting decision that it would be more profitable not to warn people than to do the right thing.

If you believe that your child may have suffered a birth injury and you would like to know your legal options, you should immediately speak with an experienced Melbourne birth injury lawyer. Click here for help.