The birth of a child is supposed to be one of a parent’s most exciting days in their lives, but medical negligence during delivery and birth can make the day a nightmare. How can a parent hold a hospital accountable for birth-related medical malpractice claims?

When healthcare professionals act negligently and cause the baby and or the mother injury or death, the parents may want to file a lawsuit.

Birth injuries can alter the course of a child’s life and cause them to need life-long special medical care or other costly services. It can be a heavy emotional as well as financial burden for any parents.

Some examples of birth-related injuries include:

• Brain damage
• Birth defects
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental disabilities
• Stillbirth

When the birth injury is the result of a nurse of physician’s negligence, it can be even more devastating. How can a parent hold the hospital accountable for their doctor’s negligence?

Finding an experienced medical malpractice attorney is the first step. Choose an attorney who listens to your needs and has your best interests in mind. Your attorney will help prove medical negligence and build a strong case by conducting an investigation, consulting with medical professionals, and collecting documents and evidence.

1. Conducting an investigation:
a. An attorney will conduct an investigation and look into the parents stay at the hospital. They’ll look into their time in prenatal care, the labor and delivery room, and the newborn and neonatal care.
2. Consulting medical professionals:
a. An attorney will speak to medical professions to find out if the medical care the mother and baby were provided were reasonable and standard. Healthcare professionals have a duty of care or an obligation to provide a reasonable standard of care. If they deviate from this and their negligent or wreck less, they may be liable for injuries caused to the baby or mother.
3. Collecting evidence:
a. After the investigation and consultation with medical professionals, the attorney may be able to discover if, through records of the parents stay, that the standard of care was not met. Maybe the physicians or nurses did not recognize certain signs that indicated something was going wrong, or they didn’t perform standard tests, or they waited too long to perform a medically necessary procedure.

While a parent’s life may forever be changed, an attorney can help ease the financial burden by fighting for compensation that can cover life-long expenses. Compensation for mother and child medical expenses, long-term nursing and skilled care, the parent’s emotional distress, and lost-opportunities the child may face in his or her life.

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