Kernicterus is a severe type of brain injury that can occur in newborn babies who experience severe jaundice. Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, eyes, or other tissue and is often reversible when treated promptly.
Kernicterus can occur due to elevated bilirubin levels, which transfers from the baby’s blood into its brain tissue, where it quickly causes severe and irreversible brain damage.
If you or someone you love has given birth to a baby that sustained a birth injury such as kernicterus brain damage as a result of a doctor’s failure to diagnose severe jaundice, please give our team of experienced birth injury lawyers a call today to discuss your legal rights and next steps for your potential case.