Birth Injury Attorneys Helping Families Through Difficult Times The birth of a child should be one of the highlights of every parent’s life. As the mother’s pregnancy progresses, it is natural for parents to think about the type of person their child will become. Unfortunately, complications in the labor and delivery process can cause profound, disabling injuries to the child. These injuries can turn what should be a joyous event into a tragic one. Parents will be left to wonder for the rest of their lives what could have been done differently to prevent their child’s injuries. In many cases, birth injuries are the result of a doctor’s negligence. If your child has suffered catastrophic injuries in the labor and delivery process, you have the right to seek compensation for your child’s injuries. It is important to enlist the services of lawyers who can readily grasp the issues involved in your child’s claim for damages.We are the law firm of Dankner Milstein, P.C. With offices in New York City, New Jersey and Long Island, we serve families throughout the region and beyond whose lives have been torn apart by medical negligence. Our law firm can help your child recover the financial resources he or she will need to live the fullest possible life after a birth injury. We take on all types of birth injuries such as:
- Cerebral palsy
- Shoulder dystocia and Erb’s palsy
- Obstetric negligence
- Labor delivery negligence/improper use of forceps
- Failure to perform a C-section in a timely fashion
- Failure to recognize fetal distress
Our law firm fully understands the challenges involved in birth injury cases. It is critical that your child has the financial resources he or she will need for the rest of his or her expected lifetime. Our New York birth injury lawyers will work with economists, life care planners and other specialists as necessary to prove the full extent of your child’s damages. We will also work with medical experts to prove that the obstetrician failed to exercise a proper degree of care. Our thorough, aggressive approach to medical malpractice litigation has helped many families get the compensation they need.