Birth Injuries

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Birth Injury and Cerebral Palsy

Pregnancy and childbirth is one of the most important and rewarding times in a woman's life. Most pregnancies and births go smoothly, but sometimes there are complications for the mother and the baby. Failure to adequately monitor a pregnancy and medical mistakes made before, during, and after delivery can result in birth injuries which affect the child for the rest of his or her life.

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Birth injury medical malpractice claims are challenging, expensive, and require expert medical testimony establishing medical negligence. At the Philadelphia Law Offices of Robert E. Slota, our birth injury lawyers have the experience and resources to fight powerful insurance companies, negligent medical providers, and hospitals for fair compensation in birth injury and obstetrical malpractice claims. Our medical malpractice attorneys have successfully represented injury victims and their families in Philadelphia and throughout eastern Pennsylvania for over 35 years.

Fighting for Fair and Just Compensation

While nothing can erase the pain and suffering associated with a serious birth injury, financial compensation can help ease the burdens caused by the injury. A fair settlement can pay for the best medical treatment and help meet future expenses and needs. We are proud of the fact that we have recovered many significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of our injured clients.

Birth-related injury can be caused by inadequate treatment of conditions during pregnancy, mistakes made prior to and during the birth process, and errors immediately after birth, including:

• Inadequate prenatal care
• Forceful birthing techniques (use of forceps of vacuum)
• Vaginal breach delivery 
• Instrumental delivery 
• Caesarian ("C-section") complications 
• Failure to perform emergency C-section
• Failure to monitor fetal distress
• Uterine rupture 
• Postpartum hemorrhage 
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) 
• Preeclampsia and eclampsia 
• Toxemia 
• Failure to diagnose and treat infection
• Failure to administer oxygen to a premature newborn
• Other medical mistakes by OB-GYNs or nurses in the labor and delivery room

Some of the most common types of birth injury are:

Cerebral Palsy can be caused when the supply of blood or oxygen to the baby's brain is cut off by birth trauma. Cerebral palsy is a chronic condition which affects the person's ability to control body movement and interferes with muscle coordination. Preventable birth trauma causes many cases of cerebral palsy.

Shoulder Dystocia is often caused when medical professionals do not properly manage an emergency situation where the baby's shoulder becomes impacted against the mother's pelvis. Shoulder dystocia is a birth trauma that can cause Erb's palsy or brachial plexus injury, conditions in which the nerves to the upper extremities are damaged.

Brain Injury can occur when the baby is deprived of oxygen (anoxia) through blood loss, when the umbilical cord is compressed or twisted, or due to other birth trauma.

If your child was seriously injured at birth, contact us by calling our Bryn Mawr law office at 610-525-0300. We provide a free consultation to listen to your concerns about your child's birth injury and evaluate your case. It costs nothing to meet with us. If we accept your case, you will pay no attorneys' fees or costs until we recover compensation for you.

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Law Offices of Robert E. Slota
801 Old Lancaster Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610-525-0300
Fax: 610-525-9678