Northern Ohio Shoulder Dystocia Attorney
As a patient, you have the right to expect a high standard of care from your nurses and your physician or midwife during the birth of your child.
Skilled, Aggressive Personal Injury Representation
However, medical professionals sometimes fail to provide mothers and their unborn or newborn baby with a professional standard of care during birth. As a result, serious injuries or even death can result. The experienced Cleveland shoulder dystocia lawyers at The Becker Law Firm, L.P.A., have successfully obtained compensation for families when doctors or other medical professionals failed to provide adequate care at birth. We want to help you, too.
If you believe you or your child was injured during birth due to complications from shoulder dystocia, you may have grounds for a medical malpractice claim. Contact us to schedule your free initial consultation with an experienced birth injury attorney.
Know Your Rights
Most babies are delivered without complication. When problems do arise during pregnancy or delivery, they can result in serious injury to the child. In cases where such harm was avoidable, it is important that the legal rights of both baby and parent are protected.
What Is Shoulder Dystocia?
Shoulder dystocia is a frightening and serious complication that can occur during labor or birth, in which the head of the fetus has been cleared but the shoulders are stuck on the way through the birth canal. Shoulder dystocia can harm both mother and baby, with the mother possibly suffering from hemorrhaging and uterine rupture. Even experienced doctors sometimes react incorrectly out of panic when the problem occurs, causing harm to the child and mother.
When Medical Malpractice Causes Shoulder Dystocia
Our lawyers know what to look for in shoulder dystocia cases. We understand the mechanics of shoulder dystocia maneuvers (none of which requires touching the baby's head) that must be adhered during delivery for doctors to meet the standard of care.
Other Birth Injuries
A Brachial plexus injury (BPI) in a newborn also can occur during a problematic delivery. In the event your child experiences full or partial paralysis, a brachial plexus lawyer at our firm can help to assess your potential claim against a physician, nurse, or hospital.
Parents of children with a birth injury such as a brachial plexus injury often understand incorrectly that their child's birth defect simply was not preventable. Negligent actions involving the misapplication of fundal pressure or the misuse of forceps during delivery can cause other birth injuries as well, including Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, Klumpke palsy, infection, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other brain damage. Although some birth injuries may not fully develop until the child begins to grow, it is important if you suspect that your child was injured during birth to consult an experienced Ohio birth injury attorney at our firm now.
It is important to have an experienced birth injury lawyer in your corner when a negligent health care provider has injured your child. Contact us today to discuss your potential claim involving shoulder dystocia.
