Experienced Birth Injury Attorneys

The birth of a child should be the happiest moment in a family’s life. Sadly, this happiness can be cut short when the baby suffers birth injuries caused by preventable errors from health providers. Those errors can cause devastating birth injuries and trauma that can result in physical or mental disability, disfigurement, or conditions that require ongoing care and life-long treatment. Newborns can be rendered disabled for life and parents must find a way to provide for their child’s mental or physical disabilities.

If your child has been diagnosed with a condition caused by the critical error of a doctor, midwife, nurse, anesthesiologist, or other health professional, the birth injury lawyers at Martin Law, LLC, can help you determine if medical malpractice played a role. We will review your case, answer questions about your legal rights, and put our experience to work in getting justice for your family.

If you are the parents of a child who sustained preventable birth injuries during delivery, contact Martin Law, LLC. We are a personal injury law firm serving the Chicago area. As a family-owned law firm, we have established a reputation for getting results for our clients due to our experience and extensive record of successful verdicts and settlements in birth injury law.

What Are Examples of Medical Malpractice Causing a Birth Injury to a Newborn?

A preventable injury to an infant during pregnancy or childbirth can lead to a lifelong disability, such as cerebral palsy or Erb’s palsy. Common examples of medical malpractice leading to a birth injury include:

• Failure to identify and treat infection, pregnancy-induced hypertension, or gestational diabetes.
• Prescribing a medication to an expectant mother with known dangerous side effects.
• Failure to address bleeding, umbilical cord entanglement, or fetal distress.
• Failure to monitor the infant’s heart rate and oxygen levels.
• Unreasonably delaying the decision to order a cesarean section.
• Harming the infant with surgical tools during C-section or vaginal birth.
• Anesthesia errors.
• Brachial plexus injury from improperly managing shoulder dystocia during the birth process.
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (brain injury due to lack of oxygen).

Any of these mistakes can occur when a doctor (gynecologist, anesthesiologist), nurse, or another medical professional fails to give the mother and infant the level of care and attention to which they are legally entitled. Our team of dedicated lawyers will help you hold these professionals and the hospital where they work financially responsible for your child’s disabilities.

With our help, your child will get their medical care and everyday needs paid for, so you can focus on raising them and helping them thrive.

Find Out How Martin Law, LLC, Can Help You After a Birth Injury

The birth of a baby should be the most joyful time in a family’s life. If you or your child experienced negligence during birth, pregnancy, or post-natal care, timing is essential. Once a certain amount of time passes, which is called the statute of limitations, you may no longer be able to pursue your claim.

Call Martin Law, LLC, at 847-261-4995 to schedule a free consultation at our Arlington Heights office. We will discuss your birth injury case and your legal options.