Birth Injury Claims and Litigation in Delaware
Childbirth has always presented risks for both infants and mothers. While modern medicine has managed to eliminate the high mortality rates that have characterized pregnancy and birth through most of human history, the risk of birth injuries caused by obstetricians and other medical providers' mistakes in the delivery room will no doubt remain.
If you have reason to believe that your child suffers from the ongoing effects of fetal distress, brain damage, or other injuries caused or aggravated by the negligence of an attending physician at birth, contact the Hudson & Castle Law Office in Wilmington. We offer free consultations to parents anywhere in Delaware who need advice about the possibility of a civil lawsuit for damages for negligence prior to or during birth.
Medical malpractice attorney Bruce Hudson represents clients in cases of obstetric or hospital negligence resulting in such birth injuries as the following:
- Cerebral palsy
- Head trauma due to improper use of forceps or other surgical instruments
- Negligent failure to order delivery by c-section
- Erb's palsy
- Brachial plexus or shoulder dystocia
- Group B strep infection
- Death of the infant or mother during childbirth
While medical malpractice in general is an underreported risk for patients of all kinds, birth injuries due to a physician's negligence are especially likely to remain undiscovered or mischaracterized as congenital birth defects.
Our firm encourages calls from Delaware parents who suspect that the negligence of an attending doctor or hospital staff member during birth might be responsible for their infant child's disability or delayed development. The time period for filing a lawsuit for damages is normally two years from the date of the negligent act or omission resulting in injury, but in situations where the negligence is "inherently undiscoverable," as in many birth injury cases, the period is extended to three years. Under certain circumstances, the right to sue might continue until the child's 6th birthday.
To learn more about our experience and approach to client service in birth injury cases, contact a lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience with Delaware medical malpractice litigation. Call the Hudson & Castle Law Office for a free consultation about your legal options.
