Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Attorneys — Cerebral Palsy and Other Birth Injuries
Most births go smoothly and most babies are born healthy. Sadly for some, complications occur which can lead to severe birth defects and birth injuries. These injuries and birth defects include cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus injury, brain damage, and developmental and cognitive delays, among other conditions.
At Gay Chacker & Mittin, we represent children who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to negligence or medical mistakes made by doctors, obstetricians (OB-GYNs), nurses, labor and delivery room personnel, or hospital management. We bring more than 40 years of experience in successfully handling medical malpractice claims to your birth injury case.
If your baby was severely injured by medical negligence prior to, during or after birth, we can help. Contact an experienced Philadelphia birth injury attorney at the law firm of Gay Chacker & Mittin for a free initial consultation.
Birth Injury vs. Birth Defect
There is a clear distinction between birth injuries and birth defects. It is important to understand this distinction when considering filing a medical malpractice claim. Birth injuries are the direct result of medical errors or complications in the birthing process. Under normal circumstances, the baby would be completely healthy. Birth defects, however, are generally caused by something outside of medical control, such as a genetic defect.
Birth Injuries Affect Families for Life
A birth injury is devastating to the child, the parents and the entire family. It is exhausting physically and financially for families to adjust their expectations and adapt to a special needs child. The cost of providing specialized medical care, rehabilitation services, physical and occupational therapy, special education and nursing care can be overwhelming. While filing a lawsuit will not reverse the physical damage, it can help offset some of the financial worry of raising a child with special needs.
You may be able to file a claim for birth injuries caused by substandard medical care and medical errors including:
- Failure to diagnose and treat mother's high blood pressure (preeclampsia)
- Failure to employ fetal heart monitor or failure to quickly respond to fetal distress
- Failure to perform necessary emergency C-section
- Fetal acidosis
- Vacuum extraction and forceps delivery injuries
- Oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) caused by the umbilical cord being wrapped around the baby's neck, causing neurological impairment
- Other interference with blood or oxygen supply leading to brain damage, cerebral palsy, or other birth defect or injury
- Stretching or pulling of the shoulder during birth, leading to brachial plexus injury
Philadelphia, PA Cerebral Palsy Attorneys
Whatever the cause of your baby's birth injury, our Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers will be happy to review your case in a free evaluation. We frequently work with obstetricians and other medical experts to investigate birth injury cases. We work to identify the factors, including medical or nursing errors, which contributed to the injury. If your child was harmed as a result of birthing malpractice, we will fight to recover compensation for the financial and emotional losses suffered as a result of your child's injury.
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To discuss your concerns regarding a medical mistake or medical error leading to a birth injury, call the experienced birth injury attorneys at Gay Chacker & Mittin. There are no legal fees in a medical malpractice case unless we recover money damages for you. Contact a Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyer.
- Learn more about birth injury cases by viewing our birth injury information center.
