Kernicterus is a rare type of brain damage that can occur in some newborn babies who experience severe jaundice. Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin, eyes or other tissue. Kernicterus can result from elevated levels of bilirubin, which travels from the baby’s blood into its brain tissue, where it causes severe brain damage.
If you or a loved one has given birth to a child that suffered a birth injury such as kernicterus as a result of a medical treatment provider’s failure to diagnose severe jaundice, please give our team of experienced birth injury attorneys a call today to discuss your legal rights.