Birth Injury Lawyers

Attorneys Helping Families in Missouri and Kansas

Each year, approximately 78,000 babies are born in Missouri hospitals and birthing centers. The vast majority of babies are born healthy. Unfortunately, some babies suffer injuries due to complications of difficult birth. Some birth injuries occur even with the best obstetrical care. But other birth injuries happen because an inattentive doctor or delivery room team failed to recognize potential birth complications and respond to them promptly when they happened. Birth injuries that may be caused by a physician’s error include Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy, brachial plexus injury and complications of shoulder dystocia.

If a doctor caused a preventable birth injury to your baby, you should talk to a knowledgeable Kansas City birth injury lawyer. Your baby may need therapy or surgery to address a birth injury. The doctor’s malpractice insurance should pay those medical bills and your other damages if the doctor was responsible for the birth injury. A committed medical malpractice attorney at the Potts Law Firm will evaluate at no charge whether your baby’s birth injury was likely caused by a preventable medical error and will explain your legal options. Then you can make an informed decision with your baby’s future in mind.

Birth Injury? Call the Potts Law Firm Today

Founded in 2002 by attorney Derek Potts, the Potts Law Firm has a winning combination of proven legal experience, energy and enthusiasm.

• Our aggressive advocacy on behalf of our birth injury clients has earned the respect of our peers.
• Potts’ legal knowledge and expertise has earned him leadership positions in several national litigations.
• Our accident and injury lawyers have obtained significant verdicts and settlements on our clients’ behalf and successfully resolved hundreds of catastrophic injury cases.

Let our injury and accident lawyers put our legal experience and energy to work for you. For a free evaluation of your birth injury claim, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to accident victims in Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.

Types of Preventable Birth Injuries

Obstetricians are trained to recognize pregnancy risk factors, such as gestational diabetes, that may affect the size of the baby and lead to complications during delivery. Large babies are generally more prone to complications and birth injuries. Foreseeing possible complications with a vaginal birth, the doctor may deliver the baby by Caesarian section. But if the doctor fails to recognize signs of a problem delivery, the doctor’s oversight may cause a preventable medical error.

Common complications and injuries include:

• Shoulder Dystocia – It is a complication that occurs in about one of every seven vaginal births when an oversized baby with wide shoulders gets stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone. The force used to remove the baby may cause nerve damage to the baby.
• Brachial Plexus Injury — Brachial plexus birth injuries occur  in the network of nerves in the neck and shoulders that control hand and arm movement if the nerves get stretched or torn during delivery.
• Erb’s Palsy — The most common type of brachial plexus injury, Erb’s Palsy affects a baby’s hand and arm movement.
• Cerebral Palsy —Affecting movement and motor control, cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that in some cases may be caused by a lack of oxygen to the baby’s brain during a difficult delivery. The lack of oxygen damages the part of the brain that controls muscle tone.

Some birth injuries occur naturally. But many types of birth injuries are avoidable if the doctor carefully monitors a pregnancy and is alert to risk factors that point to a complicated delivery. If a doctor deviated from the recognized standard of care and caused a birth injury to your baby, the doctor and their insurance company may be liable for damages.

Recognize that neither the doctor nor birthing center is likely to acknowledge making a medical mistake that caused a birth injury. You will need an experienced medical malpractice lawyer who is knowledgeable about birth injury cases on your side. At the Potts Law Firm, we work with medical professionals to understand precisely what caused your baby’s birth injury.

Trust An Experienced Birth Injury Malpractice Lawyer

If you suspect that your newborn has a birth injury as a result of a doctor’s error or delivery team mistake, contact a knowledgeable birth injury attorney to advise you. The experienced medical malpractice lawyers at the Potts Law Firm will help you evaluate your situation and determine if you have grounds to file a legal action.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to victims of birth injuries in Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.

For a free evaluation of your birth injury and legal options, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.

Birth Injury Frequently Asked Questions