Having a child seriously and permanently harmed at birth is one of the most emotionally difficult setbacks a mother, couple or family can ever face. The financial demands of caring for a child with cerebral palsy and ensuring the best quality of life possible for that child can be devastating as well.
It is natural to wonder what went wrong, and right to seek justice, if medical malpractice caused your child's oxygen deprivation and brain injuries.
As you may have learned by now, cerebral palsy has no cure. Early intervention with the most advanced treatment and rehabilitation methods is very important, and the lifelong needs of your child could cost millions of dollars. A Belleville cerebral palsy lawyer at our firm is here to provide counsel on all your legal options.
Did Medical Negligence Allow Oxygen Deprivation and Permanent Birth Injury?
Obtaining sizable compensation for families suffering due to serious medical negligence has been a clear area of strength at the Illinois law firm of Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., P.C., for decades. You can depend on careful, informed evaluation of whether you have a valid medical malpractice claim — and how that claim may be valued monetarily — for negligence such as:
- Failure to recognize birth complications that cause oxygen deprivation through sufficient, attentive fetal monitoring
- Failure to order a timely "C"-section or other necessary procedure
- Delays in intubation of the baby in time to prevent hypoxia from causing irreversible brain damage
- Failure to diagnose the mother's infection or other dangerous prenatal condition
Contact a Proven Southern Illinois Hypoxia Victims' Lawyer Today
Dedicated attorneys at our firm are qualified and prepared to take a hard look at your case, reviewing all relevant hospital records and calling on objective labor-and-delivery experts as needed. If your physician or others involved violated the standard of care, we are prepared to take decisive action to recover all the compensation available for your child and family. We encourage you to request a consultation and case evaluation as soon as possible.
