Birth Injury

The birth of your child is supposed to be the best day of your life, but what if it is the worst?

 

What if somehow during prenatal care or labor and delivery your baby is injured because of the unsafe actions of a doctor, nurse or hospital and, as a result, they will never be able to live a normal life? It is in these hard times that we may be able to help. We have decades of experience representing people who have been injured by the actions and inactions of others in North Carolina and around the country. We fight daily for our clients to recover everything the law allows. If you believe that you have a personal injury claim, we may be able to help you.

If your child has been diagnosed with seizures, epilepsy, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a brain injury, cerebral palsy or some other condition related to injury caused by a doctor, nurse or healthcare provider during the labor and delivery process, you may have a birth injury claim. These types of injuries can cause your child to require 24-hour care, seven days per week and to be unable to ever hold a job. A claim may be able to help you recover some of the expenses to help care for your child and protect his or her future. 

We have decades of experience handling birth injury claims. We have worked with experts all over the country and, in some cases, outside of the country to advocate for our clients and recover for their child’s future life care. We have also worked with experts who create plans to take care of these children for their future, so that they will get the care they need to live the best lives they can under the circumstances.

 

What is a birth injury?

If you have concerns that the medical care provided during prenatal care or the labor and delivery of your child was unsafe and you have been told that your child suffered or suffers from one or more of the following, you may have a birth injury claim.

 

  • Brain injury

  • Developmental delay

  • Low cord blood gases

  • Seizures

  • Difficulty feeding

  • Hearing issues

  • Low Apgar scores

  • Vision issues

  • Death

  • Multi-system organ failure

  • Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

  • Epilepsy

 

If after delivery, your child is assessed or treated with any of the following, this might also be an indication that a brain injury as a result of unsafe care has occurred:

 

  • Brain/head MRI

  • Brain/cranial/head ultrasound

  • Cooling or therapeutic hypothermia

  • Long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

  • Neuropsychological testing

  • Occupational therapy

  • Physical therapy

  • Speech therapy

  • Referral to a pediatric neurologist

  • EEG

“....January 1999 I went to the hospital to have my 2nd baby girl. Unfortunately she was a big baby, she weighed 12 pounds. Things happened and my baby neck was broke, she was without oxygen for a period of time. Kristen worked with the firm that took my case. They all were very knowledgeable about what had happened to me and my baby. They worked with me and my family thru the whole ordeal. I was devastated to what had happened. The firm was there for us all . It was hard to handle at times but they were right there to comfort us and they did what they had to do to win the case. I felt so close to all who were on the case. Kristen has kept in touch with me and my family since this happened. If by any chance something happens and you need a lawyer, I highly recommend KB, you will be satisfied with the results.”
— W.B.