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Having your baby should be the single most exhilarating, happy experience in your life. So it’s only natural that one of the most devastating experiences would be your baby suffering a birth injury - especially if that birth injury could have been prevented.
What is a birth injury?
There are a number of ways your baby may have suffered from a birth injury, and unfortunately many of these are preventable.
From pregnancy to a few days after birth, many things could happen that could harm your unborn or newborn child. An infection or certain medications can harm your child. Your baby may not have had enough oxygen during delivery. During difficult births, forceps or a vacuum could be used that could injure your child. Your baby could have an injury or illness left untreated after birth that could also potentially be damaging to their health.
While often times these injuries can be monitored, treated or even prevented, some times this isn’t the case. If that happens, we’re here to help give your baby the fullest life possible.
What is our purpose?
BirthTrauma.ca provides your family with the resources you need to learn about your baby’s birth injury. Our website will give you the next steps to ensure your baby has the support he or she needs to live a full life.
Our website will teach you more about your baby’s birth injury, how it could be prevented and treated, strategies to provide care for your child, and resources to help you and your family cope with the emotional, financial, social and physical toll that a birth injury can have.
We also will provide you with information about legal issues: how to find out what caused your baby’s birth injury, and if it was preventable. Although money cannot compensate for the injury of your baby, it can hold the person, people or hospital responsible, and help you and your family care for your injured child.