Failure to Timely Delivery Baby Causes Brain Damage

As was first reported in the Chicago Tribune, a woman from the Chicago recently agreed to a $5.5 million dollar settlement with the doctors and hospital who delivered her son.   According to the Tribune, the baby boy was delivered with severe brain damage after he was deprived of oxygen for an extended period of time during the delivery.  In the lawsuit, the mother alleged that she was admited to the hospital on March 1, 2002.  After she was given a drug to induce her contractions, the baby's heart rate started to drop.  A family medicine physician attempted to deliver the baby but failed.  Subsequently, another doctor delivered the child by C-section.  Unfortunately, by that time, the baby had been deprived of oxygen for such a period of time that he sustained irreversible brain damage that will require lifetime of support. 

The lawyers at STSW have extensive experience in dealing with cases involving newborns who suffered anoxic or hypoxic injuries; i.e., a lack of oxygen, during their delivery.  The lawyers at STSW work regularly with numerous experts who have experience in not only determining whether the physicians who delivered these babies did so in a negligent manner, but also in determining how these children can be best cared for in the future.  If you or a loved one believe that you have been the victim of medical negligence / medical mistake / negligence during the delivery of a newborn baby / infant, call the lawyers at STSW for a free consultation at 410-385-2225.  STSW lawyers have handled similar cases against hospitals and physicians in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. areas on a regular basis.