How does a birth injury differ from a birth defect?

A birth injury usually occurs when something goes wrong during labor and delivery and the baby is harmed. A birth defect is a physical or chemical abnormality that develops before birth and may be inherited, or the result of an environmental influence.

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Surgical Error During Gall Bladder Removal: Wallace v. Ascension Providence Hospital
Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a surgical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman whose gall bladder removal resulted in damage to her biliary tract, requiring a second surgery that ...
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