Los Angeles Birth Injury Lawyer

Welcoming a new baby into the family is one of the most exciting times in a parent’s life. In California, most live births are successful, but things can change quickly in labor and delivery rooms and sometimes, the mother’s or child’s health is suddenly put in jeopardy. Doctors, nurses, and everyone else in the room is responsible for reacting quickly and appropriately and delivering the highest standard of care to the mother and child. When they fail to do this and display negligence, they can be held responsible for their actions through a medical malpractice claim. Medical malpractice claims are some of the most challenging personal injury claims to file. To secure the maximum amount of compensation your family deserves, it is important to speak to a Los Angeles birth injury lawyer.

A birth injury occurs when a medical professional shows negligence and a mother or child is injured as a result. This negligence may result in the mother losing too much blood during delivery, or an infant sustaining injuries because their oxygen was not properly monitored. Some of the most common birth injuries include:

• Hypoxia
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Cerebral palsy
• Multiple broken bones
• Injuries resulting from a Caesarean birth
• Should dystocia
• Maternal or infant infections
• Erb’s Palsy

These are just a few of the birth injuries that can result in medical malpractice. When a mother or child is injured during labor or birth, a Los Angeles birth injury lawyer can determine if a medical professional was negligent.

Like all personal injury claims, those involving birth injuries have a statute of limitations attached to them. This is the time limit a person has to file a medical malpractice claim. Like nearly every other aspect of a medical malpractice claim, the statute of limitations for birth injury claims can become quite complex.

If the defendant in the claim is a county hospital or public healthcare provider in California, injured individuals may only have six months to notify the medical provider of their intent to file a claim.

Mothers of children who sustain a birth injury may have up to one year after the injury occurred to file a claim. They may also be able to secure enough compensation to allow them to care for the child until they are 18 years of age, or longer if the injury prevents the child from caring for themselves after that time.

If you or your child has suffered an injury during birth due to a medical professional’s negligence, you must speak to our birth injury lawyer in Los Angeles at the Brod Law Firm today.

Attorney Markus Willoughby has extensive experience in the field of medical malpractice. In the case of Keys v. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, he was not only successful but also changed the way California courts deal with compensation in these types of cases. Since that victory, individuals can include emotional distress within their claim. Other lawyers also recognize his experience and rely on his legal advice before they enter a courtroom. If you have a birth injury claim, call Attorney Willoughby today at (800) 427-7020 to schedule your free consultation and get the sound advice you need.