Legal Help When A Birth Injury Touches Your Family
Learning that your child suffered or is suffering from a preventable birth injury caused by a mistake or negligence during the birthing process is tough for anyone to fully comprehend who is not in your shoes.
Our team of birth injury professionals, including personal injury attorneys from MyPhillyLawyer, has helped families like yours find the financial resources needed to help your child live life to the fullest and to stop other families from dealing with the same heartache you're experiencing. If you have questions about your legal rights after a birth injury, our team offers a free consultation and is here to help.
A Legal Review Of What Went Medically Wrong
Medical mistakes during the birthing process can result in serious, lifelong consequences to a newborn, to the mother and to the expecting family. In some instances, it may be obvious that medical malpractice occurred, causing serious birth injury. In other cases, a thorough investigation of medical records may be required to get to the root of what went wrong during your pregnancy or during childbirth.
The Birth Injury Team, working with MyPhillyLawyer, has both the medical and legal knowledge to determine who was responsible for failing to properly monitor a fetal heart monitor, failing to timely order a c-section or committing another medical mistake that resulted in:
- A serious infant brain injury, including hypoxia, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) or that resulted in cerebral palsy
- A serious neck or shoulder injury, including brachial plexus, Erb's Palsy or brachial plexus palsy
- Complications related to the umbilical cord, including a cord wrapped around your baby's neck, undiagnosed vasa previa or an umbilical cord prolapse
- Unnecessary health complications for the mother, including severe hemorrhaging or bleeding, post-delivery infections or wrongful death
When appropriate, a medical malpractice lawsuit can help you meet your child's ongoing needs by providing the resources to cover the costs associated with:
- Rehabilitation, such as speech therapy and occupational therapy
- Medication
- Care and supervision, such as in-home assistance and respite care
- Assistive equipment such as a wheelchair or home modifications
In addition, holding a doctor, nurse, midwife, hospital, birthing center or other party responsible for the actions that hurt your family can help warn other families as well as attempt to protect other infants from experiencing the same trauma.
Contact Our Team For A Free Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Review
When you are ready to get answers and need to get results, our birth injury attorneys at MyPhillyLawyer are here to help. We offer a free consultation. Our team of medical professionals can review hospital records and outcomes and our team of legal professionals can assert your right to compensation from the facility or professional who caused injury to your newborn.
Call today or contact us online to schedule a meeting to discuss how a medical malpractice case can help you provide for your child, protect other children from birth injuries and hold the right party responsible for their actions, mistakes or negligence.
Known throughout the area as MyPhillyLawyer, Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman, P.C., is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our team of birth injury professionals, including lawyers, doctors and nurses, work with families across the country who have been seriously affected by traumatic birth event.