Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety
Birth Injury
When preventable errors during pregnancy, labor, or delivery change a family forever.
Overview
Understanding Birth Injury cases
Childbirth is supposed to be the best day of a family’s life. When something goes wrong in the delivery room, parents are often told it was unavoidable. Sometimes that is true. But some birth injuries happen because warning signs were missed, decisions were delayed, or basic safety practices were not followed.
These cases ask hard questions: Was the baby’s heart rate monitored and acted on? Was a C-section ordered when it should have been? Were medications used appropriately? Was the delivery team trained and supervised for the situation in front of them?
Answering those questions takes the complete medical record and the right medical experts. That is the work this firm is built for, and it begins with understanding what your family has been through.
What these cases often involve
Where the case is built
- Failure to monitor or respond to fetal distress
- Delayed or improperly performed C-sections
- Oxygen deprivation and hypoxic-ischemic injuries
- Cerebral palsy and other lifelong neurological injuries
- Shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus (Erb’s palsy) injuries
- Medication and induction errors during labor
- Injuries to the mother during labor and delivery
The information on this page is general and not legal advice. Every situation is different. Contact us to discuss the specifics of your case.
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