If you suspect that your child’s cerebral palsy may have been caused by negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital technician please take a moment to consider the following questions. If the answer to any of the questions is “yes” it is highly likely that a mistake was made that lead to your child’s cerebral palsy.
- Did the medical staff fail to order tests and/or fail to properly interpret any of the tests during my pregnancy, labor and/or delivery?
- Did my child sustain injuries or bruises before, during, or after birth?
- Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to diagnose changes in my baby’s heart rate, oxygen flow and/or neglect other important factors during pregnancy or delivery?
- Did my child need to be resuscitated after birth?
- Was my baby delivered with a vacuum, forceps or by a C-section?
- Did the medical staff/doctor fail to perform an emergency C-section?
- Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to deliver my baby in a safe and timely manner?
- Did my baby have seizures after birth?
- Was my labor too long?
- Was oxygen required after birth to aid my child’s breathing?
- Did I develop an infection like Rubella, German Measles, Toxoplasmosis or a urinary tract infection (UTI), or kidney infection while pregnant?
- Did my doctor delay or withhold medication for an infection?
- Did my doctor test me for Rh incompatibility?
- Did my baby need special testing after he/she was born such as an MRI or brain scan?
- Did my child get stuck in the birth canal for a period of time?
- Did I experience a rupture of my placenta (placental abruption) or did my placenta become inflamed?
- Did I have preeclampsia/hypertension (high blood pressure before or during pregnancy) that was not dealt with properly?
- Was my child delivered more than 24 hours after my water broke?
- Did I have a fever in excess of 100.1 F during pregnancy?
- Did my baby have low APGAR scores?
- Did the doctor fail to stop my early delivery? Did the doctor try to stop an early delivery?
- Was my baby jaundice?
If you suspect that your child?s Erb?s Palsy or Brachial Plexus Palsy may have been caused by negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital technician please take a moment to consider the following questions. If the answer to any of the questions is ?yes? it is highly likely that a mistake was made that resulted in your child?s injury.
- Did my baby weigh more than 8.8 lbs (4000 grams)?
- Did I have gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy?
- Did my weight exceed 180 lbs during pregnancy?
- Did I have a large child in the past?
- Is my height under 5’ 4”?
- Was I over 35 years old at the time of delivery?
- Did my previous child experience shoulder dystocia (shoulder getting such in the birth canal)?
- Did I have gestational diabetes during this pregnancy?
- Did my pregnancy last longer than 40 weeks?
- Did I gain more than 35lbs during this pregnancy?
- Did I receive an epidural?
- Did my child get stuck in the birth canal i.e. shoulder dystocia?
- Was Improper delivery technique used when shoulder dystocia was encountered (No use of the McRobert’s maneuver, Woods maneuver, suprapubic pressure etc.?
- Did the medical staff/doctor fail to perform an emergency C-section?
- Did the medical staff fail to order tests and/or fail to properly interpret any of the tests during my pregnancy, labor and/or delivery?
- Did my child sustain injuries or bruises before, during, or after birth?
- Was my labor induced?
- Was there a prolonged second stage of labor?
- Was my baby delivered with a vacuum, forceps or by a C-section?
- Did the doctor and/or medical staff fail to deliver my baby in a safe and timely manner?
- Was there an abnormal presentation i.e. was my child breach?
