Houston Based Birth Injury Lawyers Who Fight for You and Your Family!

When a child is seriously injured during the birth process, parents are entitled to know why their child has been injured. Parents often do not receive an explanation from doctors and hospitals. The Weycer Law Firm in Houstoin, TX has made our mission to provide the answers you need and hold liable parties responsible for medical negligence. Types of birth injuries include cerebral palsy, caused by a lack of oxygen to the fetus, and a brachial plexus injury, when the shoulder of the fetus is broken during delivery.

What Are The Common Birth Injuries?

• Cerebral palsy caused by a lack of oxygen to the fetus
• Brachial plexus injuries, which occur when a baby’s shoulder is broken during delivery
• Skull fractures and cephalohematoma caused by skull fractures
• Birth asphyxia
• Mother or baby injuries due to c-section delivery mistakes
• Injuries caused by the use of vacuums or forceps
• Perinatal hypoxia or hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
• Placental abruption
• Birth paralysis
• Stroke
• Post-delivery infections
• Blood clots
• Excessive bleeding

Birth injuries frequently lead to long-term complications for children or mothers. Babies that survive
their birth injuries may experience developmental challenges or permanent disability. Cerebral palsy or
paralysis are two examples of injuries that hoist decades of dramatically increased care costs on parents.
Children will require special equipment, may require full-time care and will likely be dependent on their
parents for their entire life.

The pain and suffering endured by parents in these scenarios in monumental, but so are the financial
costs. In addition to being financially burdened with ongoing medical expenses, parents may be forced
to work fewer hours to stay home and care for their children, further complicating precarious financial
situations.

The Houston, TX based birth injury legal specialists at the Weycer Law Firm are acutely aware of the anxiety and anger parents
experience after birth injuries. We’ve helped many parents in your situation, so we appreciate the stress
you’re feeling at this moment.

We take a thorough, detail-oriented approach to investigating and preparing birth injury cases. There’s a
lot riding on the outcome of your case, and you can trust our team to exercise maximum due diligence
and dedication.

Who Is Responsible For My Baby’s Birth Injuries?

When dealing with a birth injury, one of the hardest parts is determining who was ultimately at fault for the injury. Many parties have contributed to your health care leading up to and during delivery. Determining who is directly responsible or shares blame for the errors that occurred is a vital step in your birth injury or wrongful death case.

Potential parties that may be at fault for a birth injury are:

Family Physician or Primary Care Provider

Typically, you’ll visit your family physician or primary care provider to confirm your pregnancy. While most of the general prenatal care you receive from a family physician isn’t specialty care, they have a duty to ensure that they screen and refer potential pregnancy and birth-related complications to the appropriate specialists such as an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN).

If your primary care physician missed warning signs or failed to pass vital information on to your OB/GYN, they may share the blame for your child’s birth injuries or wrongful death. 

Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB/OB-GYN)

Obstetricians and gynecologists are heavily involved in the pre-natal health and safety of expecting mothers. In many cases a mother’s OB/GYN is also the doctor who delivers the child. High-risk pregnancies are planned and monitored by obstetricians and require an immense level of care. One mistake or lapse in judgement during the pregnancy could lead to the injury or death of the expecting mother and/or baby.

Obstetricians are typically the medical party that delivers the baby and manages the use of tools such as vacuum extractors and forceps. Additionally, OB/OB-GYNs are the surgeons that perform C-sections if vaginal birth is deemed dangerous. Any misstep or mismanagement of the birth, whether natural or via C-section, can result in harm to both the mother and baby. 

Even if mistakes were made by nurses or medical staff assisting in delivery, the obstetrician frequently shares in the blame since they are ultimately in charge of what happens in the delivery room. 

Nurses and Physician Assistants

Other medical personnel such as nurses and physician assistants are critical in monitoring your pregnancy and birth. Improper care or mismanagement of prescriptions can alter the long-term health of both the mother and baby. They may also play active roles in delivery and in post-delivery care of your baby. Mistakes they make at any point during the process that leads to the injury of the baby or the mother may justify pursuing a birth injury claim against them and their employer. 

Hospitals & Surgical Centers

If a hospital or surgical center’s employees were negligent before, during, or after the pregnancy, they may be liable for their errors. Depending on who is deemed liable for their negligence, the hospital, private practice, or organization affiliated with the responsible parties can also be sued. 

Errors or negligence of hospitals or surgical centers may include charting errors, misdiagnoses, patient mix ups, testing and reporting errors, and more.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Drug manufacturers have a duty to educate doctors, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, and the public about the potential side effects and dangers of their products, including dangerous drug interactions. If you were prescribed a drug that led to complications or health issues in relation to your pregnancy or birth, the manufacturer can be held liable and sued for their unsafe product(s).

Anesthesiologists

If your baby needs to be delivered via C-section, an anesthesiologist will be an integral part of ensuring your surgery is painless and safe. Anesthesiologists administer anesthesia and monitor vital signs, such as blood pressure to ensure that the patient isn’t in distress during the procedure. 

If an anesthesiologist was negligent in administering proper anesthesia dosage, the health of the patient and baby could be at dire risk. 

Has Your Family Been Devastated by a Birth Injury or Wrongful Death During Childbirth while living in or around Houston, TX?

The Weycer Law Firm has over 35 years of combined experience fighting birth injury cases. The attorneys at the Weycer Law Firm have collected millions of dollars for our clients. Contact our experienced Houston, TX attorneys. We’ll work tirelessly to hold the responsible parties liable for their mistakes.