There is no greater time in one’s life than the birth of their child. Expecting and delivering a new baby should always be a happy time which is utterly free from medical complications. However, when conduct by medical professionals results in injuries or death to a newborn, medical malpractice has occurred. Such “birth injuries” can occur during pregnancy, during delivery, and during newborn care immediately following delivery. Furthermore, improper handling of a baby during delivery can result in loss of oxygen causing brain damage, Cerebral Palsy, Erbspalsy, mental retardation and seizures. We know that children with these complications require special treatment, occupational therapy, medication and attendant care.

If you are a parent of a child with special needs, our prompt and professional staff can help you obtain an assessment of whether these needs are the result of injuries sustained before, during or after birth, and if so, to access resources that will help. For example, while Cerebral Palsy can be caused by things other than birth trauma (including bacterial or viral infections), only experts trained in assessing the management of labor and delivery can determine if your child’s injury was related to birth injury. Our firm utilizes these experts readily to determine the potential liability of the medical professionals as it relates to birth injuries. Even though doctors make mistakes that cause these kinds of catastrophic conditions, they usually fight redressing their mistakes specifically because they fear being reported to the Medical Board and increases in their insurance rates. Because we have handled many medical malpractice cases we know precisely when, where and how to apply pressure so that no one can marginalize your rights.