As a birth injury attorney with more than 25 years of experience helping parents of babies who have suffered serious birth trauma – and as a father himself – Bill Newkirk of the Law Offices of William H. Newkirk understands what you are going through.
We Get You Answers
Parents of children who have suffered a birth injury often come to the Law Offices of William H. Newkirk desperate to know what happened to their baby and why. Often the hospital closes ranks, and no one will give the parents a clear answer.
These parents feel like they are drowning in "what if" and "maybe I caused my child's problem."
Many parents find the injury to their child has strained their marriage and their relationship with the rest of their family.
For each birth injury case Bill Newkirk brings together a team of medical experts to evaluate your prenatal and hospital records. The experts and attorneys work together to determine if there was medical negligence and, if so, what happened, to cause your baby's birth injury.
Common Causes of Birth Injuries in Babies
Some birth injuries will heal themselves in a few weeks or months. Others may result in a permanent disability or, sadly, even the death of the baby.
Many times birth injuries are caused by genetics, but sometimes they are caused by the negligence of a doctor, nurse, obstetrician, anesthesiologist, or midwife.
Some of the common causes of birth injuries in babies are:
- Failure to treat or to diagnose a mother's medical problem during pregnancy.
- Failure of a nurse or midwife to notify a doctor when the mother is showing signs of a problem during pregnancy, labor or delivery.
- Delaying a caesarian section when a baby is in distress.
- Failure to read monitors correctly-- or at all -- to determine that the baby is in distress during labor or delivery.
- Failure to see or to treat umbilical cord entrapment during delivery.
- Improper use of forceps or a vacuum extractor during delivery.
- Oxygen deprivation during pregnancy, labor or delivery.
- Failure to treat bleeding upon delivery.
- Failure to treat or to diagnose an infection in the baby after birth.
- Negligent care of the baby after birth.
What Compensation Can Mean to You and Your Family
Bill Newkirk understands that you want your child to have the opportunity to live the fullest life he or she can.
For a baby with a traumatic birth injury that could mean long-term medical care and surgeries, therapy, special schools, the assistance of a home healthcare worker, and special equipment.
When such an injury is the result of medical negligence, the parents of the child can take action to obtain compensation for medical costs, income that the child will never be able to earn, and non-economic damages such as pain and suffering.
Compensation can provide the financial resources for long-term care, vocational therapy and other needs — as well as providing you and your family with greater comfort and security while being faced with extensive medical and special education costs.
How Long Do I Have to Bring a Case
If you are even considering bringing a lawsuit for negligence, contact Bill Newkirk as soon as possible.
All potential lawsuits have a statute of limitations (a deadline), by which you must file a case. Once you go over the statue of limitations, you give up all rights to bring a lawsuit.
Contacting Bill Newkirk right away also is important so that he can preserve evidence and ensure that your medical records are not altered. He also will take statements from witnesses before their memory of the situation fades.
The Cost of a Lawsuit
In most situations the Law Offices of William H. Newkirk takes birth injury cases on a contingency basis. This means that you pay nothing until the case is resolved.
Free Consultation with a Lawyer
For a free, no-obligation consultation, contact Bill Newkirk of the Law Offices of William H. Newkirk.
