Birth Injuries

If your child is suffering from a birth injury such as cerebral palsy or Brachial/Erb's palsy, find out how Schwartzapfel Partners can potentially help your family receive a settlement that could enable you to properly care for your child. Contact us today at 800-966-4999 or click here to send an immediate e-mail inquiry.

Birth injuries are damages that occur to the child during pregnancy, labor and delivery. The birthing process, although a part of the natural life cycle, is complicated and medical personnel must be vigilant and do their jobs properly to prevent harm to you or your baby. Injuries at birth are malpractice when the doctor causes an injury or worsens the effects of a naturally occurring injury by acting in a manner not consistent with established medical practices.

Cerebral Palsy and Erb's/Brachial Plexus palsy are two major kinds of birth injuries:

• Cerebral Palsy is an oxygen deprivation injury that results when the infant's supply of oxygen to the brain is reduced. The treating physician has a responsibility to monitor a child during birth to ensure that it is properly oxygenated, and to take immediate action to correct any potential problems.
  
• Erb's/Brachial Plexus Palsy is a mechanical trauma injury caused by physical force on a child's body, including excessive force during delivery and distress caused by misjudging a baby's weight (resulting in a turbulent birth).