Fetal Distress/Fetal Monitoring

Philadelphia Attorneys Seeking Justice for Preventable Birth Injuries

During a pregnancy, and especially during the birthing process itself, obstetricians, nurses, midwives and other obstetric technicians are responsible for detecting and promptly responding to fetal distress. When these OBGYN specialists fail to appropriately perform their duties according to acceptable standards, the result is often a permanently disabled child.

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Birth Injury Lawyers

At the medical malpractice law firm of Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman, P.C., we help parents and families find answers in medical malpractice claims against negligent medical professionals and hospitals. Contact us for a free consultation about your legal options for pursuing justice and just compensation for your loss.

Our guarantee: You will be charged no fees and pay no costs until we are able to secure a settlement or trial judgment in your case.

Fetal Monitoring and Infant Injuries

Electronic fetal monitoring is critical to measuring fetal distress and other potential birthing hazards. Bad judgment by a doctor, failing to perform fetal monitoring, misreading results, failing to properly interpret fetal monitoring strips and other errors can lead to prolonged distress for a baby resulting in brain injury due to hypoxia, cerebral palsy or other tragedy. When birth injuries occur, we meticulously examine all fetal monitoring data during labor and delivery to determine if an emergency C-section should been performed. We investigate all other possible negligent actions on the part of the medical staff involved.

Our birth injury lawyers offer an extensive background recovering compensation for birth injuries caused by medical negligence during labor and delivery. We are familiar with the many problems that can lead to fetal distress during labor, including:

• Umbilical cord complications
• Premature rupture of fetal membrane
• Abrupted placenta
• Preeclampsia (high-blood pressure)
• Breech births

If your infant was injured due to failure to properly perform fetal monitoring or take proper, life-saving action when fetal distress was detected, contact our medical malpractice attorneys at Silvers, Langsam & Weitzman in Philadelphia.

For more information about claims for injuries caused by medical malpractice during labor and delivery, please see our Birth Injury Information Center.