Birth Injury Lawyers

If you suspect that your child’s cerebral palsy may have been caused by negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital technician please take a moment to consider the following questions. If the answer to any of the questions is “yes” it is highly likely that a mistake was made that lead to your child’s cerebral palsy.

Did the medical staff fail to order tests and/or fail to properly interpret any of the tests during my pregnancy, labor and/or delivery?
Did my child sustain injuries or bruises before, during, or after birth?
Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to diagnose changes in my baby’s heart rate, oxygen flow and/or neglect other important factors during pregnancy or delivery?
Did my child need to be resuscitated after birth?
Was my baby delivered with a vacuum, forceps or by a C-section?
Did the medical staff/doctor fail to perform an emergency C-section?
Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to deliver my baby in a safe and timely manner?
Did my baby have seizures after birth?
Was my labor too long?
Was oxygen required after birth to aid my child’s breathing?
Did I develop an infection like Rubella, German Measles, Toxoplasmosis or a urinary tract infection (UTI), or kidney infection while pregnant?
Did my doctor delay or withhold medication for an infection?
Did my doctor test me for Rh incompatibility?
Did my baby need special testing after he/she was born such as an MRI or brain scan?
Did my child get stuck in the birth canal for a period of time?
Did I experience a rupture of my placenta (placental abruption) or did my placenta become inflamed?
Did I have preeclampsia/hypertension (high blood pressure before or during pregnancy) that was not dealt with properly?
Was my child delivered more than 24 hours after my water broke?
Did I have a fever in excess of 100.1 F during pregnancy?
Did my baby have low APGAR scores?
Did the doctor fail to stop my early delivery? Did the doctor try to stop an early delivery?
Was my baby jaundice?

If you suspect that your child?s Erb?s Palsy or Brachial Plexus Palsy may have been caused by negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital technician please take a moment to consider the following questions. If the answer to any of the questions is ?yes? it is highly likely that a mistake was made that resulted in your child?s injury.

Did my baby weigh more than 8.8 lbs (4000 grams)?
Did I have gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy?
Did my weight exceed 180 lbs during pregnancy?
Did I have a large child in the past?
Is my height under 5’ 4”?
Was I over 35 years old at the time of delivery?
Did my previous child experience shoulder dystocia (shoulder getting such in the birth canal)?
Did I have gestational diabetes during this pregnancy?
Did my pregnancy last longer than 40 weeks?
Did I gain more than 35lbs during this pregnancy?
Did I receive an epidural?
Did my child get stuck in the birth canal i.e. shoulder dystocia?
Was Improper delivery technique used when shoulder dystocia was encountered (No use of the McRobert’s maneuver, Woods maneuver, suprapubic pressure etc.?
Did the medical staff/doctor fail to perform an emergency C-section?
Did the medical staff fail to order tests and/or fail to properly interpret any of the tests during my pregnancy, labor and/or delivery?
Did my child sustain injuries or bruises before, during, or after birth?
Was my labor induced?
Was there a prolonged second stage of labor?
Was my baby delivered with a vacuum, forceps or by a C-section?
Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to deliver my baby in a safe and timely manner?
Was there an abnormal presentation i.e. was my child breach?