Too often, our team of birth injury lawyers have seen medical mistakes during labor, delivery or aftercare cause permanent injuries to the newborn infant.  The birth of a child is an exciting, unforgettable moment for parents. Expecting parents trust qualified obstetricians and delivery room teams to ensure the well being of the mother and child. In New Jersey, serious birth injuries affect seven of every 1,000 children born. Although obstetric practices have improved, birth injuries still account for nearly two percent of stillbirths and neonatal deaths. 

At Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, we have also been named to the Best NJ Medical Malpractice Attorneys by the Best Lawyers in America. We have a proven record of achieving exceptional results for victims of medical malpractice and birth injuries in New Jersey. For example, in 2010, we recovered $18.5 million in damages for an Essex County family whose child developed cerebral palsy due to a delayed C-section. We also won a confidential  $13 million settlement for a delayed C-section for another child who then developed cerebral palsy and other birth injuries. Our New Jersey birth injury lawyers are committed to helping families recover compensation for pain and suffering, medical expenses and the lifetime of care that their injured child will require. And we will aggressively litigate every birth injury case as though your child was ours.

Although childbirth is a naturally traumatic process, the risk of serious injury increases with premature babies, infants that are large for gestational age and instrumental deliveries involving forceps or vacuum extractions. Birth iInjuries can even occur after the child is delivered due to forceful resuscitation and improper aftercare. Sadly, obstetric and birth injury malpractice subjects otherwise healthy babies to birth trauma and life-changing injuries that could have been prevented. Here are a few common birth injuries caused by obstetric negligence and malpractice:

Many birth injuries resolve themselves within months after the delivery, but some never get better. Proving obstetric negligence requires evidence and experience handling birth injury malpractice cases. Our New Jersey birth injury attorneys analyze data to determine if the standard of care was breached and to prove that this error caused the child’s injuries. We will hold the nurses, doctors, hospital and all parties responsible for their actions or failure to act. Common causes of obstetric malpractice include the following:

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

If you or your child were harmed due to obstetric malpractice, contact the New Jersey birth injury attorneys at Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. We represent birth injury and medical malpractice clients throughout New Jersey. We’ll respond as soon as possible so you can discuss your birth injury malpractice case with a qualified New Jersey lawyer.