Cleveland Birth Injury Lawyer
Ohio Birth Injuries Attorney
Our Birth Injury Practice
Most babies are delivered without complication. But when problems do arise during pregnancy or delivery, they can result in serious injury to the child. In cases where such harm was avoidable, it is important that the legal rights of both baby and parent are protected.
The attorneys of Mishkind Law Firm Co., L.P.A., in Cleveland, have won millions of dollars in financial compensation for clients in birth injury litigation. We represent families of children who were seriously injured or died during pregnancy, labor or delivery because of the negligence of health care providers. We also represent pregnant women who suffered a birth injury or their survivors.
Our birth injury practice includes cases involving:
- Shoulder dystocia: If the baby's shoulder becomes lodged behind the mother's pelvic bones during delivery, mistakes by medical professionals can cause permanent disability to the child.
- Cerebral palsy: Lack of oxygen to the brain during birth can cause this permanent disability that affects movement and coordination.
- Failure to perform a timely Cesarean section: When doctors fail to recognize and respond to fetal distress or other life-threatening problems, they put the life of the mother and child at risk.
- Pregnancy-related negligence: Including failure to diagnose and treat gestational diabetes, improper management of high-risk pregnancies, failure to accurately estimate the size of the fetus, and more.
Parents of children with a birth injury often mistakenly believe that their child's disability was simply not preventable. We know that negligent actions can cause a wide range of birth injuries, including brachial plexus injuries, Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy, Klumpke palsy, infection and traumatic brain injury (TBI) or other brain damage.
Contact a Cleveland Birth Injury Attorney
If you suspect that your child was injured during birth, please contact us by e-mail or call toll free 866-558-0231 to arrange a free initial consultation. From offices in Cleveland, our birth injury lawyers represent clients throughout Ohio.
