The birth of a child should be a joyous time for a family.  Unfortunately, joy quickly turns to sadness when a birth injury occurs.  Babies are extremely fragile, and while some injuries are unavoidable, others are the result of medical negligence and could have been avoided.  Such injuries are a tremendous emotional, financial and psychological strain on any family.   Our experienced birth injury attorneys have worked with many families to ensure that these catastrophic injuries are fully and fairly compensated.

Birth injuries occur in 6-8 of every 1000 births. When a healthcare provider does not react promptly and correctly to the distress of a woman or her fetus, the child could suffer a birth injury. A few scenarios where birth injuries can arise include failing to interpret heart rate monitors or ultrasounds properly, applying excessive force with forceps or vacuum extractions, improper use of the drugs that help facilitate labor, or applying excessive force to the newborn’s head, neck, or shoulders.

Injuries due to negligence can also occur by failing to properly manage complicated deliveries, such as with very large or premature babies, prolonged labor, detached placentas, or compressed umbilical cords.  Many birth injuries are life-long and require special care for the child, which is often very expensive and time consuming.

Some birth injuries that may occur due to substandard care are:

• Broken bones
• Spinal cord damage
• Paralysis
• Infections
• Brain damage
• Internal bleeding
• Cerebral Palsy
• Brachial Plexus

Attorney with experience. If your child suffered a birth injury, an attorney with experience in preparation and trial of complex medical malpractice cases can take the necessary actions to ensure that the costs of long-term care as well as pain, suffering and disability are fully compensated.

Contact. If your child has suffered a birth injury, it is important that you contact us as soon as possible to evaluate your claim. Our firm has handled cases in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and other surrounding Illinois counties.  Every claim has a statute of limitations, which will bar the case if not filed before it expires.

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