{"id":333,"date":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/common-questions-in-birth-injury-cases\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:30:14","slug":"common-questions-in-birth-injury-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/common-questions-in-birth-injury-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Common questions in birth injury cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a child is born, it is commonly a joyous occasion. After all, a birth is one of medicine\u2019s miracles; especially with all of the things that can go wrong during a pregnancy and during a birth. However, and unfortunately, bad things can happen.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, children can be affected by <a href=\"http:\/\/injury.findlaw.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injury-faq.html\" target=\"_blank\">birth injuries and birth defects<\/a>. When they occur, there are naturally a bevy of questions that parents may have. If you feel like your questions may not be valid or are highly unusual, fear not. They probably are not. \u00a0With that, we highlight some of the most common questions about birth injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between birth injuries and birth defects? \u2013 <\/strong>A birth injury is likely due to something going wrong (usually negligence) during the birth, while a birth defect may have occurred prior to the birth and during the pregnancy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/common-questions-in-birth-injury-cases\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Common questions in birth injury cases\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a child is born, it is commonly a joyous occasion. After all, a birth is one of medicine\u2019s miracles; especially with all of the things that can go wrong during a pregnancy and during a birth. However, and unfortunately, bad things can happen. Yes, children can be affected by birth injuries and birth defects. 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