Birth Injury Attorneys

Important First Steps After a Birth Injury

Most birth injury cases start with a difficult delivery. You may notice labor took longer than expected. Sometimes there is a lot of bleeding before the baby is born. The mom pushes and pushes during delivery but the baby seems stuck. Often, after hours of labor, mom is rushed back to the operating room and the baby is delivered by cesarean section.

After your baby is born, if any medical problems are suspected, he or she will be taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (the “NIC-U”). Oftentimes, the medical staff will tell you it is too early for them to determine what is wrong, or what is going to happen. If a brain injury is suspected, your baby may be put into something called a “cooling protocol” – a treatment designed to lower the baby’s body temperature in an effort to decrease the damage to the baby’s brain and nerve cells.

What You Should Do Now

1. Learn all you can about your child's diagnosis

2. Follow the advice of your child's pediatrician and other medical providers

3. Document Everything

4. Take Photographs

5. Talk with an experienced birth injury attorney

Experienced Maryland Birth Injury Attorneys

Injuries occurring during birth can be devastating. While we desire our physician to exercise the appropriate level of care when providing medical services, doctors sometimes fall below that standard, with catastrophic results.

Where do you turn for help when a medical mistake by a doctor or hospital caused serious injury to your child? How do you even know whether your child’s injury was due to medical negligence or some other cause?

You need to understand your options when your newborn is seriously injured and you be facing a lifetime of medical care and necessary services. The best way to understand what to do is to consult with a knowledgeable, qualified birth injury attorney.

The attorneys at D’Amore Personal Injury Law are experienced in handling cerebral palsy and other birth injury cases, and we can advise you on the legal options available to you. Further, we can connect you with the kinds of services and programs that can help you and your child move forward. At D’Amore Personal Injury Law, we care deeply about getting the help you need for your child.

With decades of experience handling birth injury cases, we have the know-how, drive, and compassion to fight for you, and make sure you have access to the services and programs you need.

Contact us for a FREE consultation. There are no costs or fees unless we win.