Birth Injuries

Seattle Birth Injury Attorney

An expectant mother and her obstetrician both have a reasonable, hopeful goal throughout the course of prenatal care: a normal pregnancy and a successful delivery. If your baby suffers from a serious birth defect such as cerebral palsy or was lost due to stillbirth, contact the Law Offices of Reed Schifferman. An experienced birth injury lawyer knows what to look for, which experts to consult, and how to go about uncovering the truth after a birthing experience has gone wrong and a child is disabled or passed away as a result. We serve clients in the Seattle area and across the Pacific Northwest.

When Lack of a Timely C-Section Results in Preventable Birth Injury

Failure to perform a timely C-section when fetal distress calls for one during a problematic labor or delivery may mean that a child and the family must needlessly live with the consequences of brain damage and disability. Placenta tears, umbilical cord problems, and other irregularities are typically detectable when medical personnel are attentive during labor and delivery.

Physician or nursing error may also occur in the context of prenatal care when obstetricians fail to address risk factors or warning signs that could point to a fetus at risk.

A Terrible Burden to Bear

Beyond the heartbreak that a family experiences when a birth injury leaves a baby disabled with cerebral palsy or other disorders, there are numerous expenses to face soon after birth as well as later on:

• Therapy
• Special education
• Adaptive equipment such as leg braces, wheelchairs, respirators, or hand braces
• Transportation needs (van)
• Speech therapy and communication devices
• Medication
• Future surgical intervention
• Home nursing care
• Relief for the parents
• Special feeding needs

The Need for Answers: Why?

Additionally, parents have a compelling need to know why and how obstetric malpractice occurred. At what point could the baby's future well-being have been preserved, before birth trauma affected the about-to-be-born fetus?

Contact the Law Offices of Reed Schifferman to schedule a consultation.