Birth Injuries

Birth injuries can happen at any time during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or shortly after birth. Many birth injuries caused by medical errors have devastating consequences and are responsible for conditions ranging from cerebral palsy and mental retardation, to shoulder dystocia or even death.

Birth injury litigation involves highly complex medical and legal issues. At Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, L.L.P., our attorneys and staff have the experience and qualifications required to handle these cases and achieve outstanding results for our clients.

Parents of children born with disabilities often feel overwhelmed when first learning of their child's birth injury. During this time, parents are faced with difficult decisions. Given the emotional upheaval surrounding birth injuries, it is hard to think beyond what are clearly the most important issues: the child's health and getting necessary services and care. Our attorneys and staff are committed to helping families during these extraordinarily challenging times.  

The following are examples of medical errors that cause birth injuries:

• Failure to properly monitor a woman's condition during pregnancy
• Failure to diagnose and/or treat premature rupture of the membranes
• Failure to refer a woman with high-risk pregnancy symptoms to an obstetrician specializing in high-risk pregnancies
• Delay in ordering cesarean section (c-section) when medically necessary
• Reading or analyzing prenatal tests incorrectly
• Failure to note and respond to changes in the condition of the fetus during labor or delivery
• Failure to anticipate birth complications with a larger baby
• Failure to monitor and treat maternal health complications
• Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding
• Failure to observe or respond to umbilical cord entrapment
• Failure to respond to fetal distress (including irregularities in the fetal heartbeat)
• Failure to diagnose and/or treat infection
• Improper/excessive use of vacuum extraction or forceps during delivery
• Failure to timely diagnose and/or treat placenta previa or placental abruption
• Performing a traumatic delivery
• Failure to act upon signs of oxygen deprivation in the fetus

If your child has suffered a birth injury, call the trial lawyers of Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler, L.L.P., now at 866-454-RHHK (7445) or click here to submit a free case review.  Let our experience work for you.  Our initial consultation is free of charge and we only get paid for our services if you receive monetary compensation.