Ohio Baby Heart Monitor Lawyers
Recognizing and Responding to Fetal Distress
Electronic fetal monitoring alerts obstetrical caregivers when an unborn child is suffering fetal distress. The baby's heart monitor provides the information needed to make important decisions about how to manage a pregnancy, labor or delivery.
Failure to monitor, or failure to properly interpret and respond appropriately to fetal monitoring data can result in serious, permanent brain injury or wrongful death of the child. It can also put the mother's life at risk.
The attorneys of The Becker Law Firm in Cleveland, Ohio, have decades of experience in cases involving failure to recognize fetal distress. Our lawyers have won millions of dollars in compensation for clients in cases involving cases of fetal distress. For example:
- A delay in recognizing fetal distress in a child born to a diabetic mother resulted in profound birth asphyxia. This child has severe cerebral palsy and moderate developmental delays.
- Despite evidence of fetal distress, there was not a timely Cesarean section, which resulted in severe birth asphyxia. The child developed severe cerebral palsy and profound developmental delays.
- The obstetrical caregivers failed to timely appreciate fetal distress in Twin B and to intervene via a C-section. Twin B was born in a severely asphyxiated state.
Often fetal distress is evidence of oxygen deprivation resulting in the development of asphyxia. Asphyxia of a severe nature and/or for an extended period of time can cause fetal brain injury. Oxygen deprivation can come about from many sources, including:
- Difficulty in adequate profusion of the uterus
- Poor functioning of the placenta in the perfusion of the fetus
- Problems with the umbilical cord perfusion of the fetus
Our legal team can determine whether you may have a birth injury claim. To arrange a free initial consultation and case evaluation, please contact our Cleveland fetal distress lawyers by e-mail or call toll free 877-863-6219. From our office in Cleveland, Ohio, we represent clients throughout the state.
