When a doctor negligently fails to diagnose or properly manage gestational diabetes during pregnancy, it can have a very damaging impact on the health of the baby and result and very serious birth injuries. Our birth injury lawyers handle medical malpractice cases involving the misdiagnosis of gestational diabetes. During pregnancy,…
This page will discuss fetal heat monitoring strips and how they can be used as evidence in birth injury malpractice lawsuits. The goal of this page is to help explain the significance of fetal heart tracing and how they are supposed to be interpreted and utilized during labor and delivery.…
Obstetric forceps are a tool that doctors sometimes use to assist in a complicated vaginal delivery. Forceps can be potentially dangerous for the baby. They require a high degree of skill and technique on the doctor’s part. A small mistake with forceps can cause serious injury to the baby and…
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a severe birth injury that can have lifelong consequences for your child and your family. Our national birth injury malpractice lawyers understand the physical, emotional, and financial challenges that come with caring for a child affected by HIE. Our dedicated medical malpractice attorneys are here to…
On this page, we will look at meconium aspiration syndrome, a potentially dangerous complication that can arise during childbirth. We will explain what this condition is and how mismanagement of it through medical negligence can lead to devastating birth injuries. We will also look at settlements and verdicts involving meconium…
Fetal macrosomia is a prenatal condition in which the baby grows too big making vaginal delivery risky. Failing to diagnose and properly manage fetal macrosomia can lead to babies getting stuck during delivery and serious birth injuries. On this page we will look at fetal macrosomia birth injury lawsuits. RELATED…
Cerebral palsy is a disability commonly caused by medical negligence during childbirth. This page will examine how medical mistakes during labor and delivery can cause cerebral palsy. We will also explain how parents and children can get compensation by filing a cerebral palsy malpractice lawsuit. What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral…
A Cesarean section, also known as a C-section, is a surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered through an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. It is often necessary when there are complications during delivery that make vaginal delivery too risky. However, when a healthcare provider fails to…
On this page, we will talk about the use of Pitocin to stimulate or accelerate labor, and how the negligent use or administration of this hormone can lead to complications and serious birth injuries. RELATED CONTENT: Learn how Pitocin malpractice cases work and which are the best cases for plaintiffs…
This page is about birth injury lawsuits that involve the overdose or misuse of Pitocin during the birth injury process. Our lawyers talk about the mistakes doctors and nurses make that lead to HIE, cerebral palsy, and other birth injuries, and we look at settlement amounts and jury payouts in…