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Long Island Retained Placenta Lawyers

Retained Placenta

Doctors and hospitals can fail to detect or remove a retained placenta. When that happens, it can cause bleeding, infection and lasting harm to a new mother. You may have a medical malpractice claim and be entitled to compensation. Contact the Long Island retained placenta lawyers at Sullivan & Sullivan to discuss your case.

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Long Island Retained Placenta Lawyers

Typically, a mother’s body delivers the placenta during the third stage of Labor. But when all or part of the mother’s placenta stays inside her uterus, a serious obstetric complication can occur. This complication can happen because a placenta becomes trapped, is abnormally attached to the uterine wall, or otherwise fails to separate, leaving behind placental fragments that can trigger a life-threatening emergency.

Long Island Retained Placenta Lawyers

A retained placenta becomes medical malpractice when a healthcare provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care in New York. Obstetrics teams are highly trained professionals who should know how to manage the third stage of labor and examine the placenta after delivery to recognize or respond to warning signs. Medical negligence can take many forms, however.

If a doctor, nurse, or hospital doesn’t do what a reasonably careful provider would have, and that negligence causes injury to the mother, New York law allows you to seek compensation from liable parties. Our job is to help you prove where the care fell short and how it connects to your injury. Reach out today for a consultation.

Retained Placenta Injuries

Complications of a retained placenta can be severe and include:

  • postpartum hemorrhage
  • sepsis and serious infection
  • emergency surgery for D&C
  • blood transfusions
  • extended hospital stays
  • hysterectomy
  • maternal death

Negligence leading to these outcomes can take a physical, emotional, and financial toll on your family. And while compensation can’t undo the harm, it can help you recover and move forward. Find out what you may be entitled to at Sullivan & Sullivan. 

Proving a Retained Placenta Case

You must show more than that something went wrong during labor and delivery to prove a retained placenta case in Long Island. New York requires you to prove that the healthcare provider owed you a duty of care, and that they breached it, causing your injury and damage. But building that body of proof takes comprehensive legal guidance.

Sullivan & Sullivan can gather evidence, including medical records and delivery notes, then analyze them against hospital protocols and state laws. We can also help with the state’s required certificate of merit to confirm expert case review and claim legitimacy.

Statute of Limitations

How long do you have to file a retained placenta lawsuit in Long Island? The deadlines are strict in New York. In most cases, you only have 2 1/2 years from the date of negligence to file your claim.

If the claim is against a public hospital, however, the deadlines may be significantly shorter. Talk to a Long Island retained placenta lawyer to learn more. 

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Going up against a hospital or insurance company can be intimidating and legally complex. You deserve a law firm that won’t back down and that understands how retained placenta cases work in Long Island. Sullivan & Sullivan brings half a century of combined experience to medical malpractice and personal injury claims in New York.

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Speak with a Long Island retained placenta lawyer at Sullivan & Sullivan today. Don’t wait for deadlines to approach or pass. Get started now to understand your rights and options and to fight for the compensation you deserve. Pay nothing unless we win.

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