Physical injury to an infant during birth can be devastating. Parents may never have imagined that their child’s future would include years of physical therapy and possible surgery for conditions such as: brachial plexus injury; Erb’s palsy; cerebral palsy; traumatic brain injury; and infant brain damage.

Not only must they face the reality of these serious injuries, they may have to confront feeling as if the doctor was dishonest about the injury’s cause. They may suspect medical malpractice and want to prevent other newborns from being injured.

When doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel fail to provide adequate care, grieving parents must turn to a lawyer for help. A birth injury lawyer must understand the opponent and be prepared to work. If the plaintiff’s lawyer does not appreciate all that must be done to win, the case will be over before it starts. The lawyer must be ready and willing to accept the challenge of the case and prepare to take the case to trial if necessary. Birth injury and medical malpractice cases require hard, dedicated work by the lawyer, including long hours of searching medical literature, studying the guidelines of groups such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and consulting highly qualified medical experts.

The Law Office of Dane E. Johnson considers birth injury cases carefully. If we consider your case, we will work with medical advisors to review prenatal and delivery room medical records, ultrasounds, fetal monitoring strips, and other medical evidence to determine whether birth injury was preventable. We will question whether medical personnel recognized changes in the condition of mother or baby as shown by heart rate monitors and other indicators. We will examine whether any changes in condition were noted and reported to the treating physician promptly. We will review the progress of labor to determine whether medical personnel responded appropriately to signs of changes that put mother or baby at risk.

We recognize that if birth injury has harmed your child, you will only have one chance to file a birth injury lawsuit to obtain justice and secure financial compensation for medical care and the wrongs inflicted. We will do all that can be done ethically to win.

If your child was injured before or during birth, the Law Office of Dane E. Johnson offers a no-cost, no-obligation case evaluation to determine whether medical negligence or medical malpractice may have been involved. Contact us online or toll free at (800) 714-3204. If you or a loved one need immediate assistance with a birth injury question, call Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer Dane Johnson directly at (503) 975-8298.