Failure to Perform a Timely C-Section

Giving birth should be one of the most joyous times in a mother’s life. However, when complications arise during birth, it is critical that medical practitioners take quick action to protect the health of both the mother and the baby by performing an emergency C-section. Unfortunately, doctors sometimes fail to perform a C-section in a timely manner, resulting in serious birth injury to the child, including brain damage and cerebral palsy due to oxygen deprivation. If you suspect that your child has suffered brain injury as a result of a delay in the delivery process, you should speak with a Baltimore birth injury lawyer as soon as possible. At Arfaa Law Group, we can thoroughly analyze the facts of your situation and provide you with an honest assessment of your legal options.

A C-section is major abdominal surgery that can be a life-saving necessity under certain birthing circumstances. Complications warranting an emergency C-section include prolonged labor, fetal distress, oxygen deprivation, and placenta abruption. When a C-section is not performed in a timely manner, it can result in devastating consequences on an infant, such as brain damage, cerebral palsy, shoulder dystocia, or developmental disabilities as a result. In the most serious cases, a delayed C-section can lead to severe and life-threatening injuries to both a mother and her child.

It is a doctor’s responsibility to protect the health of a child and mother throughout the delivery process. When a doctor fails to do so and an injury results, the doctor may be liable for medical malpractice. To establish medical malpractice, an injured plaintiff must prove the existence of a duty owed by the defendant medical professional, a breach of the duty owed to the plaintiff by the defendant, and the defendant’s breach was a direct cause of the harm to the child or mother.

If you or your child has suffered a birth injury, you may be able to recover both economic (special) or non-economic (general) damages. Economic or special damages include medical bills, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs while non-economic or general damages may be claimed for intangible harms such as disfigurement, loss of companionship, emotional distress, and mental anguish.

Injury or death of a newborn during the childbirth process is devastating for the entire family. At Arfaa Law Group, our Baltimore birth injury attorneys have a great deal of experience handling medical malpractice claims. We work closely with expert witnesses to help establish the extent and cause of a child’s birth injury. We provide personalized attention every step of the way. Arfaa Law Group represents victims of medical malpractice throughout the state of Maryland. Call 410-889-1850 or contact us online for a free consultation with a medical malpractice attorney.