Birth Injury

Martin & Jones filed suit on behalf of a two-year old girl and her family because improper medical care during labor and delivery caused brain damage in the baby.  The mother had delivered her first child by Caesarian section, and the birth plan was for a repeat Caesarian section.

After a healthy pregnancy, a young mother went into labor at term.  When she got to the hospital, fetal monitoring indicated that her baby (a little girl) was healthy and doing well.  Two hours later the fetal monitor began to show signs of fetal distress, which meant that the baby was having difficulty obtaining enough oxygen in the womb.

Baby was delivered at a major medical center by medical students. At the time of delivery, these students recognized that the baby's shoulder was stuck (shoulder dystocia) in the birth canal, but continued to try to deliver the baby without performing the appropriate maneuvers to free the shoulder.

Mother gave birth at a medical center to a baby that had been previously (wrongly) diagnosed as dead. At birth, the baby was in fact alive and was gasping, but the nurses put it on a table in anticipation of the baby dying.

After a normal pregnancy, a young mother went into labor with her first child.  The labor was not progressing properly, and nurses notes confirmed that the nurses were worried about the lack of progress with our client's labor.

Our client's child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after a difficult labor and delivery. The baby's brain damage directly resulted from negligent management of the labor and delivery.