Birth Injury Lawyer in Bowling Green

When an infant suffers a birth injury, the child’s parents may be able to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor or medical professional(s) who delivered the baby.

To have a valid claim, negligence must have led directly to the birth injury. Medical negligence occurs when a healthcare professional’s performance falls below the standard of care expected in the medical community. Our birth injury attorneys have extensive experience in handling these types of lawsuits and can determine whether your child was injured due to medical malpractice.

A few birth injuries that are caused by medical negligence are:

• Failing to perform sufficient prenatal testing
• Failing to properly use the labor-inducing drug Pitocin
• Neglecting to communicate problems to doctors
• Failing to diagnose or treat infections
• Failing to note and address changes in the fetus’ condition
• Neglecting to refer high-risk patients to doctors specialized in this area
• Neglecting to perform specialized tests during pregnancy

It is important to contact an attorney who specializes in this area of law because birth injuries can be caused by a number of factors. At Morgan & Morgan, our Bowling Green birth injury lawyers can examine your medical records, diagnostic tests, electronic fetal monitor strips, use of birthing tools, labor and delivery flow sheets, and additional notes on the pregnancy and delivery. Our attorneys will also work alongside medical experts when reviewing this information to determine whether medical malpractice may have partially or completely caused your child’s injury. If the expert believes that the doctor failed to meet the standard of care when delivering your child, a birth injury lawsuit may be viable.

Types of Birth Injuries

Our Bowling Green attorneys are available to review claims involving the following types of birth injuries:

• Cerebral palsy
• Clavicle fracture
• Facial paralysis
• Brain damage or head trauma
• Brachial plexus
• Torticollis (wry neck)
• Erb’s palsy
• Klumpke’s palsy
• Injuries resulting from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

When a child suffers a severe birth injury as a result of medical negligence, the family may be entitled to monetary damages. Damages provide compensation for losses suffered as a result of the medical provider’s negligence. Damages can cover both monetary losses and intangible losses such as a decreased quality of life. Compensation for the following may be available in a birth injury lawsuit:

• Loss of earning capacity
• Loss of life’s enjoyment
• Past and future medical expenses
• Pain and suffering
• Additional healthcare costs (e.g., counseling, occupational therapy, in-home care, special vehicles or equipment, home modifications)

If your child was injured at birth due to a doctor’s negligence, you may be able to file a birth injury claim.

To see how our Bowling Green birth injury attorneys could help your family, fill out our free case evaluation form today.