National Law Firm for Acidosis at Birth and Brain Damage
Acidosis Birth Injury Lawyers
There is an association between acidosis (acidemia) and brain damage. If your child had acidosis as an infant and has learning difficulties. Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald has successfully handled birth injury / brain damage cases involving acidosis. For a free consultation with a lawyer at Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, call toll-free at 1-800-323-9900 or submit the firm’s online contact form.
What is Acidosis?
Acidosis (also referred to as acidemia) is excessive acid in the body. There are two main categories of acidosis:
There are several types of metabolic acidosis, including lactic acidosis and renal tubular acidosis.
Acidosis in Newborns and Brain Damage
Neonatal acidosis is most common in premature infants and newborns that experienced oxygen deprivation during labor, delivery, or shortly after birth (oxygen deprivation during this time is called birth asphyxia). Acidosis is fatal if not treated quickly and, even if treated quickly, can cause permanent brain damage.
A birth malpractice lawsuit claiming medical negligence caused acidosis can involve:
A birth injury lawsuit may also have claims against parties responsible for environmental toxins that may have caused the acidosis. These claims could be against apartment building owners for lead paint, companies that polluted water supplies or the air, or governments.
Causes of Neonatal (Newborn) Acidosis
- Birth asphyxia (oxygen deprivation)
- Sepsis
- Respiratory distress
- Hypovolaemia (decreased blood volume)
- Hypothermia
- Anemia
- Kidney malfunction / damage
- Heart failure / heart problems
- Metabolism problems
Birth Injury Topics
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Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, P.C. is a firm of trial lawyers based in New York with a national practice. We are capable of representing clients in every state of the United States. In New York our trial attorneys appear daily in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens and Staten Island (Richmond County). We also appear regularly in the counties of Westchester (Yonkers), Suffolk, Nassau and Orange. We have of counsel attorneys covering Rockland County, Dutchess County, Albany, Buffalo and all other New York counties. In New Jersey we have of counsel attorneys covering the counties of Passaic, Bergen, Hudson, Essex, (Newark), Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, (Trenton) Camden and Monmouth. We also have a network of of counsel attorneys with whom we work throughout the United States.
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