Types of Birth Injuries

San Francisco Birth Injury Attorneys

A "birth injury" occurs in seven out of every 1,000 births in the U.S. Those injuries can occur during pregnancy, during delivery, and during newborn care immediately following delivery. While not all birth-related injuries or trauma are the result of negligence or malpractice, when malpractice is the cause of a lifetime disability there is no reason any child should be denied the financial help and therapeutic resources they deserve. Children who have been injured in the labor and delivery process have rights that should be protected. The birth injury trial and settlement attorneys at the Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger law firm in San Francisco are here to help.

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Our birth injury trial and settlement lawyers — including a doctor-lawyer — have a complete understanding of medical malpractice and birth injuries. We are well aware of the devastation a birth injury can cause. Tell us about your child. Our birth injury attorneys are ready to listen, to investigate and prosecute where appropriate.

Was your child's birth injury caused by medical malpractice? We work with knowledgeable experts in the fields of obstetrics, fetal monitoring, midwifery, labor and delivery room nursing and can review your medical records and determine the cause.
Who will pay for care of your injured baby? Catastrophic birth injuries require specialized, intensive care for life. Will there be the resources to pay for the care? What will happen if the parents are not available for care? Our birth injury trial and settlement team works with life care planners, special needs coordinators, benefits attorneys, economists and physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors to makes sure all future losses are covered.
Birth injuries can range in severity and type including paralysis, spasticity, brain damage from lack of oxygen, developmental and cognitive disorders.
Where can you find the legal help you need? At the Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger birth injury trial and settlement law firm, we have the experience and the legal, financial, and medical resources to determine cause and liability for a birth injury.

If OB-GYN/obstetric malpractice or hospital negligence was involved in your child's birth injury, we will investigate the case and with medical and economic expert help, pursue your claim through negotiation and trial. We work for a resolution that will protect your child's interests. We have handled birth injury cases that involve all types of injuries:

If your child has suffered a birth injury, we want to hear your story. If medical negligence or medical malpractice was involved, we want to help. Contact the attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger in San Francisco for a free consultation.