Were You Or Your Baby A Victim Of Medical Malpractice During Birth?
Pregnancy and childbirth are meant to be the happiest times in a new parent’s life. Unfortunately, much can go wrong in pregnancy and childbirth. Obstetricians, perinatologists, nurses, midwives, and technicians who practice in these specialties have advanced training.
The medical malpractice team at Porzio Injury has obtained notable recoveries in birth injury litigation, including, for example, multimillion dollar awards for the failure to diagnose a treatable condition that left a newborn permanently blind, the failure to properly manage a vaginal delivery complicated by a shoulder dystocia that led to permanent arm dysfunction, and the failure to appropriately monitor a mother in labor, resulting in a lack of oxygen to the fetus, and the delivery of a neurologically impaired infant.
If you believe your baby was harmed by the negligence of medical professionals, contact our lawyers at Porzio Injury to discuss your possible lawsuit.
Pursuit Of Justice For Preventable Birth Injury
We have sued OB-GYN doctors and hospitals for injury to babies and moms from negligence in prenatal care, labor and delivery, and neonatal care:
- Cerebral palsy and other forms of brain damage from oxygen deprivation in childbirth
- Brachial plexus injury (Erb’s palsy/Klumpke’s palsy) from improper delivery technique
- Complications of gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia
- Failure to recognize bowel obstruction or hemorrhage
- Wrongful birth (failure to identify chromosomal defects during the pregnancy)
- Failure to identify correctable defects (e.g., heart valve)
- Failure to diagnose newborn ailments (weak lungs, jaundice, or RLF)
For example, our trial attorney Lee S. Goldsmith, M.D., has handled several cases of failure to diagnose retrolental fibroplasia (RLF). Prematurely born infants must be examined by an ophthalmologist within 30 days of birth, as there is a risk of blindness if the baby is not getting sufficient oxygen.
Our medical background helps us identify errors in medical judgment, deviation from medical standards, or negligence that led to an adverse outcome. Did the OB-GYN fail to predict a difficult birth? Was there a delay in performing an emergency cesarean section? Did the doctor, sonogram technician, or nurses miss signs of defects or fetal distress?
Compensation For A Lifetime Of Special Needs
Birth injuries often result in lifelong disabilities that can require millions of dollars in future care and accommodations, not to mention disfigurement, and social and psychological challenges. Parents can also seek compensation for their own emotional trauma. We are prepared to go to trial to hold medical personnel and hospitals accountable for these losses and hardships.
Contact Porzio Injury by calling 201-429-7892 or contact us online to arrange for a free consultation with our birth injury attorneys.