Tampa Birth Injury Attorneys Counsel, Represent Children and Families
Contact a Lawyer at Morgenstern & Herd, P.A.
A birth injury is one of life's most heart-wrenching events. A newborn baby — usually a sign of joy and hope — enters this world with strikes against him or her when things go wrong at birth. A birth injury may occur at any phase of the birthing process:
- During prenatal care (failure to diagnose and mitigation risk factors that indicate a probable need for a C-section to prevent injury such as shoulder dystocia — when, for example, a baby is large and a mother's pelvic structure is small; failure to anticipate and mitigate risk factors that might precipitate premature birth)
- During labor (failure to monitor fetal strips; delayed C-section)
- During delivery (oxygen deprivation)
- During the immediate postpartum time frame (failure to diagnose or treat jaundice)
Beyond disappointment, grief and distress over a baby's loss of body functions resulting from birth injury, parents usually move fairly soon to the next phase: asking why and how. Getting answers to the salient question of "why" begins with a review of known facts about the birth by a qualified professional such as an objective obstetrics expert. Determining "how" may involve an extensive investigation.
Normally, the statute of limitations for bringing an injury lawsuit is two years. In the case of birth injuries, however, a longer allowable time period for suing is longer — as long as 7 years — since learning disabilities may not surface until a child starts school. The possibility that a fetus's oxygen deprivation during birth could have caused learning disabilities appearing years later is worthy of investigation when parents need to know.
Morgenstern & Herd, P.A., is a valuable source of information and advocacy for Tampa area parents whose children have suffered birth injuries. We welcome the opportunity to explain how we can help if you believe you child may have suffered any of the following maladies as a result of a delivery room error or other birth-related negligence:
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Coumadin-related problems
- NEC
- Cerebral palsy
Did Your Child Suffer a Birth Injury Because of Medical Malpractice? Contact a Tampa Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Attorney Betsey Herd's experience as a clinical manager for a large hospital system is a valuable component of the Florida law practice of Morgenstern & Herd, P.A. Our clients' medical malpractice cases, including wrongful death cases, are handled on a contingency basis. Initial consultations are always free.
Contact us at 813-699-5804 or 888-816-9134 to schedule a consultation for a preliminary case evaluation regarding a potential medical malpractice case involving a birth injury. Se habla español.
