Springfield Birth Injury Lawyer

Understanding Birth Injuries in Springfield, MA

Birth injuries can be caused by a medical professional’s mistake during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or even shortly after birth. Injuries can range from minor to severe and can have lifelong effects.

Birth injuries in Springfield may include:

• Brachial plexus injuries
• Brain damage
• Cephalohematoma, when blood accumulates between the baby’s scalp and skull
• Cerebral palsy (CP)
• Erb’s palsy
• Facial nerve injuries or paralysis
• Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
• Shoulder dystocia
• Skull and/or bone fractures
• Spinal cord injuries
• Stillbirths and wrongful death
• Untreated jaundice, which can lead to kernicterus, a form of brain damage from a buildup of bilirubin

“After having triplets, one baby sadly died at birth, and the other two were left with CP. The whole situation has been incredibly tough, and we don’t know how we’d manage all the medical bills and expenses without Sokolove Law’s help. Their support has been a real lifesaver.”
– Massachusetts Parent & Firm Client

Even if you’re not sure what caused your child’s injury, you can still reach out to our Springfield birth injury attorneys. We have on-staff labor and delivery nurses who can listen to your story and determine if medical malpractice may have occurred.

From there, our team can guide you through your legal options and fight for the compensation your family deserves.

How Medical Malpractice Can Cause Birth Injuries

Doctors and other health care providers are expected to follow established guidelines and provide a certain standard of care to mothers and their babies.

When these standards aren’t met, preventable medical mistakes can happen — and babies may suffer serious birth injuries as a result.

Medical mistakes that can result in birth injuries include not:

• Using forceps or other assisted delivery devices like vacuum extractors correctly
• Interpreting X-rays correctly
• Performing a necessary C-section
• Properly monitoring the baby during labor and delivery
• Responding to signs of fetal distress

“Anyone who's had a child with a birth-related injury, I talk to them about what happened during their pregnancy, the delivery, and how the child's doing to see if it's something we can assist with.”
– Kristin Proctor, Registered Nurse with Sokolove Law

You deserve to know what may have caused your child’s injury. Our Springfield birth injury lawyers are prepared to investigate your case and search for answers on your behalf.

What Does a Springfield Birth Injury Attorney Do?

At Sokolove Law, our Springfield birth injury attorneys have decades of experience helping families pursue compensation after a preventable birth injury.

We can provide you with a free case review, where we’ll ask a few questions about your situation to determine if you may be eligible to take legal action.

If you qualify, our team will start gathering key evidence, like medical records and witness statements, to build a strong case on your behalf. From there, we’ll file your Springfield birth injury lawsuit before any legal deadlines.

Our attorneys will then work to negotiate a settlement with the defendants, which may include a doctor or midwife, the hospital where you gave birth, and their insurance company.

If a settlement is unable to be reached, we’re prepared to take your case to court and fight for compensation from a trial verdict.

Springfield Birth Injury Settlements & Verdicts

Our firm has secured more than $1 Billion for families impacted by birth injuries, including those in Springfield and throughout the state of Massachusetts.

Payouts from a birth injury lawsuit are determined by various factors, including the severity of a child’s birth injury and their current and future medical expenses.

Some of our past birth injury settlements and verdicts in MA include: 

• $9.67 Million for a child who suffered injuries during a delayed delivery
• $4.85 Million to the family of a child with cerebral palsy
• $3.41 Million for a mother whose daughter suffered an injury at birth
• $2 Million to a boy who suffered an injury at birth
• $2.75 Million for the family of a child with Erb’s palsy
• $5 Million to a child who suffered brain damage from a preventable injury

While there's no guarantee of compensation in any case, our Springfield birth injury lawyers will fight for the most compensation possible for your family.

Let Sokolove Law Fight for You

Since 1979, Sokolove Law has secured over $1 Billion for families affected by birth injuries.

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Get Help from a Birth Injury Attorney in Springfield, MA

Finding out your child was injured at birth can be frightening, stressful, overwhelming — but you don’t have to navigate this difficult time alone.

At Sokolove Law, our birth injury attorneys in Springfield have the resources and experience needed to fight for the justice you deserve. To date, we’ve secured over $1 Billion total for families like yours.

There is no financial risk when you work with our birth injury law firm. You pay nothing unless we secure compensation for your family.

Call (800) 995-1212 now or fill out our contact form to get started with a free, no-obligation case review.

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