Kansas Birth Injury Lawyers

A new baby, a new life...but what happens when your newborn child is injured during labor? Childbirth can, unfortunately, be one of the most traumatic experiences of a new life. And misdiagnosis and improper care can leave lasting scars on your precious baby.

Some birth injuries occur naturally and cannot be prevented. However, an experienced medical professional should be able to predict and diagnose the likelihood of traumatic injuries and prevent them from occurring. Failure to anticipate complications of childbirth, failure to properly interpret test results and monitoring systems, and botched or poorly chosen procedures can all have long-term effects on mother and child. In such cases, the doctor can be held accountable for the injuries in question and taken to court to obtain monetary damages for the cost of past and future care, and even punished with punitive damages related to immeasurable quality of life issues like pain and suffering.

Common causes of birth injury include delayed C-section, in which a doctor mistakenly or purposely fails to opt for Cesarean section delivery, causing harm to the baby; and misreading or ignoring fetal heart monitors which provide priceless information about a baby's state of health within the womb. When doctors misread signs, fail to order the correct procedure, or fail to anticipate risk factors such as large fetus size, gestational diabetes, or abnormal birth position, the results can have a lifetime of ramifications.

The trauma of a mishandled labor can lead to lasting conditions such as cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, brachial plexus injuries, abrupted placenta, cephalohematoma, brain damage, and many others. These conditions can cause paralysis, delayed development, and lifelong disabilities that put unbearable expense and emotional distress on both parent and child.

If your child suffered from a birth injury, you could have a valid civil claim. The Kansas birth injury attorneys at Prochaska, Giroux & Howell are committed to providing compassionate and personalized legal services to personal injury victims, including birth-injured children and their parents. We've recovered millions on behalf of our clients -- could you be next? Fight for justice on behalf of your child alongside Prochaska, Giroux & Howell. Contact us today for a free consultation about your potential birth injury lawsuit.