Birth Trauma

Michigan Birth Injury Lawyers

Medical Malpractice in Pregnancy and Delivery

While in the womb or at the beginning of life, an infant is at the mercy of the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff. A newborn baby is incredibly fragile, and even small mistakes can lead to serious injury or death for an infant.

If you believe medical negligence harmed your baby, come to the law office of Ferris & Salter, P.C. in Ann Arbor. We have an established track record of success providing legal help to injured people and their families. Contact us today to schedule a free, confidential consultation.

Handling All Types of Birth Injuries

Don Ferris and Heidi Salter-Ferris are veterans of more than 250 jury trials, with more than 60 years of combined experience. We have obtained numerous favorable verdicts and settlements for injured clients in medical malpractice and birth injury claims cases.

We effectively handle claims arising from all types of medical negligence and birth injuries:

• Cerebral palsy: Cerebral palsy is a form of brain damage resulting from a lack of oxygen to the infant, known as hypoxia. Although not all cases of cerebral palsy are a result of medical negligence, it often occurs when a timely Caesarian operation (C-section) for an infant in distress is delayed.
• Erb's palsy: Erb's palsy is the paralysis of a baby's arm caused by damage to nerve centers in the baby's shoulder. Incorrect delivery techniques are one of the most common causes of Erb's palsy.
• Premature birth complications: A premature birth can lead to serious health complications for an infant. Sometimes a premature birth cannot be avoided, but other times it is caused by a doctor's negligent failure to administer tocolytic (anti-contraction) medications.
• Failure to diagnose medical conditions: The failure to diagnose and treat pre-eclampsia (dangerously high blood pressure) or gestational diabetes in a mother can endanger the mother and the child.
• Negligent monitoring: During the birth, doctors must constantly monitor for fetal distress, and must act quickly when distress is detected. If the distress is not treated, the infant may be seriously injured or even killed.

Proving medical malpractice in a birth trauma case requires the thorough examination of medical records (and the baby) by qualified medical experts. We consult with a nationwide network of obstetric physicians and other specialists who can testify if there is a breach of the standard of care causing the birth injury.