Ohio Birth Injury Lawyer
Obstetrical medical negligence includes mistakes and negligence on the part of obstetricians, their staff, and facilities which treat pregnant women, including those in labor and delivery. It is a type of medical malpractice which can cause injuries and death of both the child and the mother. If you or someone you love has been the victim of obstetrical negligence, please talk to an experienced Ohio birth injury lawyer right away.
Examples of Obstetrical Negligence
Pregnant women are advised to see a doctor as soon as they know they are expecting, so that the pregnancy can be monitored for early signs of possible complications. Examples of obstetrical negligence which can cause birth injury or fetal death, some of which can also cause maternal injury or death, include:
- Failure to detect Rh incompatibility
- Untreated infections in the mother or fetus
- Failure to address diabetes in the mother including gestational diabetes
- Failure to detect placental previa
- Failure to detect preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome
- Failure to detect placental insufficiency
- Failure to detect and respond to amniotic fluid emergency
- Failure to detect and respond to placental abruption
- Other unaddressed medical problems in the mother or fetus
- Miscalculation of due date resulting in premature or post mature delivery
- Administration of inappropriate medications to the mother
- Inappropriate use of Pitocin to induce or speed up labor
- Abnormal position of fetus
- Miscalculation of the size of the fetus
- Failure to monitor fetus
- Failure to respond to fetal distress
- Prolonged labor
- Failure to perform a timely C-section
- Failure to perform emergency delivery when needed
- Inappropriate emergency delivery method
- Improper use of delivery instruments
- Excessive force or haste during delivery
- Dropped baby
- Failure to give oxygen to newborns when needed
- Malfunctioning or improperly applied respiratory support for newborn
- Failure to respond to problems in newborn such as jaundice, seizures, or infections
If you believe that your child’s birth injury was the result of obstetrical medical negligence, please call an experienced Ohio birth injury lawyer of The Thompson Law Firm at 1-614-461-9000 or toll free 1-800-461-9013 or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
