Top Philadelphia Premature Birth Injury Attorneys

Every expectant mother hopes her pregnancy will go full-term and have a healthy baby to take home from the hospital. The unborn baby continues to grow throughout the entire pregnancy, and it has the best chance of being healthy when born after 37 weeks of pregnancy.

Unfortunately, 1 out of every ten births in the U.S. – or an estimated 380,000 babies each year – are delivered too soon, often with devastating, life-changing results. Many birth injuries occur as a result of premature births.

Many factors can contribute to a baby being born prematurely, and some are simply unavoidable. However, some premature births can be prevented and may be caused by a doctor’s deviation from the accepted standard of care or mistakes made by other medical professionals.

If your baby was born early and has suffered birth injuries, you should speak with an experienced birth injury attorney as soon as possible.

Philadelphia Birth Injury Lawyers At Ross Feller Casey

Ross Feller Casey has developed a national reputation for successfully litigating a wide array of lawsuits involving premature births caused by medical negligence. The firm’s victories in such birth injury cases have resulted in numerous seven- and eight-figure recoveries that have helped parents provide extensive and expensive medical care for their seriously injured children.

Some Of Our Many Multimillion-Dollar Recoveries Have Involved:

• Injuries from premature delivery due to the failure to place a cervical cerclage for cervical incompetence or insufficiency
• The failure to properly manage preeclampsia and delayed delivery, resulting in placental abruption and fetal bradycardia
• Injuries suffered as a result of medication errors in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs
• Injuries from the failure to address non-reassuring fetal heart tracings

What Causes Premature Births?

There are numerous causes for premature births, and doctors must be aware of them to care for expectant mothers appropriately.

Some of the causes include:

• Women with a history of a second-trimester miscarriage or a previous premature delivery
• Women who are found to have a short cervix (a condition where the cervix is not the length that it should be) during a routine sonogram
• Women with recurrent urinary tract infections
• Women with diabetes – gestational or pre-gestational
• Women with hypertension, which can result in preeclampsia
• African American women who, regardless of age or other conditions, are naturally at higher risk for delivering premature babies
• Women with vaginal infections or sexually transmitted diseases

Expectant mothers should give their doctors as much information as possible about their medical history. Still, they may not be aware of everything that can contribute to premature delivery. Consequently, a doctor must be prepared to ask pertinent questions to have all the information needed to lower the chances of early delivery, birth injuries, and birth defects.

Suppose a doctor neglects to ask detailed questions, fails to act appropriately once the information is obtained, and a baby is born prematurely and suffers a birth injury. In that instance, it could be a medical malpractice case, and the mother may have grounds for a birth injury lawsuit. An experienced birth injury lawyer can help with how to proceed with a medical malpractice lawsuit.

What Are Common Birth Injuries Caused By Premature Delivery?

When a premature birth does occur, many birth injuries can affect the child, and there is a higher risk of severe disability or death the earlier the baby is born.

Some common types of birth injuries that a baby born too early may face include:

• Breathing problems
• Difficulty feeding
• Brachial plexus injuries
• Increased risk of severe infection
• Neurological problems
• Cerebral palsy
• Delayed development
• Vision and hearing impairment

Determining whether an early birth is preventable can be complicated, so you must have legal and medical experts to help and support you. A Philadelphia birth injury attorney at Ross Feller Casey has the experience to do this.

The firm also has a team of top Ivy League-trained doctors on staff in Philadelphia. It includes Dr. Diana Rodríguez, a Harvard-educated and trained doctor and one of the nation’s leading experts on high-risk pregnancies, and Dr. Charles H. Bowers, who has extensive experience in both surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

How To Find A Philadelphia Birth Injury Lawyer?

If you or a loved one has given birth prematurely, and the child suffered a serious birth injury, you may have a case of medical malpractice. One of our attorneys can assist you in determining if you have a valid birth injury case and how to proceed. 

The nature of birth injury cases makes it essential for parents to find a birth injury attorney who values the attorney-client relationship – one who can offer compassion and support throughout the legal process. Our birth injury lawyers are prepared to fill that role. Contact Ross Feller Casey for a free consultation to discuss your birth injury lawsuit.

The Philadelphia birth injury attorneys at Ross Feller Casey handle birth injury lawsuits on a contingency basis, so there will never be a cost to you unless there is a financial recovery in your case.