Birth Injuries

Alabama Birth Injury Attorney

Most parents looking toward the birth of their new baby expect that everything will go as planned, and that the baby will be healthy. While usually the event proceeds as expected, there are instances when things go terribly wrong, and the baby is injured in some way. When these infant injuries are the result of mistakes, negligence, and bad judgement on the part of the medical professionals assisting at the birth, parents may file a claim for the injury done to their child. Contact the skilled birth injury lawyers at Watson, McKinney & Artrip, LLP to discuss your situation if your baby was injured during labor and delivery. We offer a free consultation, and charge no attorney's fee until we make recovery for you and your baby.

Consequences of Birth Injuries

Birth injuries are quite frequently permanent. Parents of a child injured at birth may face ongoing expenses. Special education, medical treatment and rehabilitation, durable medical equipment, and other costs associated with raising a disabled child can be significant. Parents deserve compensation for the injury to their child so they can provide him or her with needed support to live a full life with a disability. Our attorneys have the experience and skill needed to help parents secure that compensation.

Types of Birth Injuries

Our attorneys can review and litigate many types of birth injury, some of which are listed here.

• infection to mother or baby caused by failure to deliver promptly
• failure to deliver promptly after water breaks, resulting in infection or other injury
• failure to monitor
• failure to properly interpret monitor
• shoulder dystocia
• brachial plexus palsy
• klumpke's palsy
• cerebral palsy
• erb's palsy
• brain damage
• fractured collar bone
• temporary paralysis
• injury to face and head from forceps

For more information on how Erb's Palsy affects children, click here.

Our skilled attorneys understand the emotional devastation parents experience when a child is seriously injured at birth. We work hard to get you the compensation-at trial or through settlement negotiations--you deserve so that you can take care of your child properly. We help families move on with their lives after the trauma of a birth injury. Contact a skilled and sympathetic Alabama birth injury attorney at Watson, McKinney & Artrip, LLP We offer a free initial consultation, and charge no attorney's fee until we recover compensation for you.