Birth Injuries
Birth Injury Lawyers in San Francisco, California
Parents going through the process of welcoming a child into the world expect the highest level of patient care. If a doctor acts negligently, not only is the mother’s life in danger — but also the life of her unborn child. Parents who are distressed after experiencing a difficult situation need competent, experienced legal counsel. At our firm, we offer diligent and assertive legal representation for victims of medical malpractice, birth injuries and other catastrophic injuries. The lawyers at Mitchell Leeds, LLP stand up for parents who have had children born with a birth injury as the result of medical professionals acting in a negligent manner. Each member of our team has a unique experience that we bring to every single case. We recognize that each situation requires careful attention and consideration, and we pledge to provide the level of personalized attention that you are seeking.
Types And Causes Of Birth Injuries
Birth injuries can be caused by a number of incidents, including failure to monitor a fetus, failure to perform a C-section and more. Our lawyers have helped families in incidents resulting in:
- Brachial plexus
- Shoulder dystocia
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- Brain damage from lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain
- Wrongful death of the mother or unborn baby
Birth Injury Lawyers On Your Side
A birth injury lawyer at Mitchell Leeds, LLP know that families undergo a significant amount of stress when trying to deal with serious injuries that could have otherwise been avoided. We offer guidance and support through this process — making certain that our clients’ needs are met. We live up to our reputation and will work to make certain that you receive just compensation for your injuries.
Contact Our San Francisco Birth Accident Lawyers
We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your injury or loss. Please contact our team by calling 415-702-9928 or by completing a short intake form. We do not charge for initial consultations and will set meetings convenient to your schedule. Located in San Francisco, we represent clients throughout California.
What are some common errors leading to birth injuries?
From Nathaniel’s interview for the Masters of the Courtroom series on ReelLawyers.com.
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the most common error for birth injury
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is it’s just waiting too long there’s a
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readily available and Safe Way of
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delivering every child which is a
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csection you can always have a C-section
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whenever you’re in trouble there
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shouldn’t be birth injuries in this
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country because doctors should recognize
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that when a child is showing any signs
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of distress that they can convert to a
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section and save and save that child
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unfortunately there’s a preference for
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vaginal delivery you know many parents
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prefer it and the doctors prefer it and
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what that means is that when you have
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babies that are starting to show signs
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of distress sometimes doctors will just
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wait too long and when they wait too
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long what that means is that the baby is
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deprived of oxygen and ends up
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suffering typically the same type of
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brain injury because they don’t have
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enough oxygen and they just haven’t been
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you know
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um delivered through C-section early enough
What is your approach to handling birth injury cases?
From Jeff’s interview for the Masters of the Courtroom series on ReelLawyers.com.
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what
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we call strip cases where the fetal
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heart tracings
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and their interpretation are an issue
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there are other cases where there are
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signs and symptoms of other problems
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that aren’t on the fetal heart tracings
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but what we try to do in those in birth
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injury cases is determined a is it a
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strip case
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and you know going forward it usually
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comes down to if there’s a problem
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identified on the fetal heart tracing a
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and the nurses and the people that are
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there looking at the monitor did Aid did
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the nurses recognize any evidence of
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fetal distress and if they did did they
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appropriately uh or properly And Timely
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call a physician
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there are often cases where nurses uh
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appropriately And Timely identify
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problems on the tracings call a
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physician and then the physician either
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isn’t timely in reacting or if they do
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react they make a very poor
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um non-grounded medical judgment in
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terms of how to treat the patient so
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there’s always a lot of moving parts and
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birth injury cases
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