California Cerebral Palsy Attorney
Delivery Mistakes and Cerebral Palsy
A doctor has an obligation to patients to provide a standard level of treatment and care. During the treatment of a pregnant woman, during childbirth and after childbirth, this is absolutely crucial to an infant’s health. In some cases, delivery mistakes may lead to cerebral palsy.
If your child is showing symptoms of
cerebral palsy or has been
diagnosed with one of these serious neurological disorders, it is possible that a mistake during delivery led to brain damage. Cerebral palsy is a permanent disorder for which there is no cure.
Treatment to improve symptoms is possible if you seek medical attention immediately.
A Medical Malpractice Lawyer Can Help
California medical malpractice lawyer Dr. Bruce Fagel can help you if your child is suffering from cerebral palsy due to a delivery mistake. Even if you are not certain whether negligence led to your child’s disorder, Dr. Fagel can work with medical experts and use his extensive medical knowledge to thoroughly evaluate your case and the circumstances of the birth in order to determine whether negligence occurred and how to prove this if it did. For a video summary regarding medical malpractice featuring Dr. Fagel,
click here.
By taking legal action and working with medical malpractice attorney Dr. Fagel, you can hold the doctor, nurse or hospital responsible, and, therefore, collect monetary compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit to pay for medical bills and continued medical treatment. This can make all the difference in your child’s ability to cope with cerebral palsy and lead as normal a life as possible.
Delivery Mistakes and Medical Malpractice in California
Some delivery mistakes which may lead to cerebral palsy or other serious birth injuries include:
- Failure to perform a cesarean section in a timely manner
- Failure to diagnose infection in the mother during childbirth
- Improper use of vacuum or forceps in an instrumental delivery
- Failure to properly monitor the fetal heart rate and respond to any emergencies
- Failure to treat seizures following delivery
- Failure to recognize and handle a prolapsed umbilical cord
- Leaving the child in the birth canal for too long
- Failure to plan a cesarean section when it should have been planned for the well-being of the mother and baby
If you would like to work with a skilled California medical malpractice lawyer who will give your case the personalized attention and the aggressive representation it needs in negotiations and civil court, The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates can help. Contact our firm for a free consultation with a highly experienced attorney regarding how delivery mistakes may have led to your child's cerebral palsy.
To watch an informative video regarding fetal monitoring and featuring Dr. Fagel, please click here.