A San Francisco Lawyer for Drug-Related Birth Injury Claims
Drugs can have an unpredictable effect on a laboring mother and her newborn. It is important to carefully monitor laboring mothers who have been given drugs like Cytotec and Oxytocin (sold as Pitocin) or other drugs.
Drugs Bear Watching
Cytotec, for example, may be delivered in pill form and inserted vaginally. The dosage is important and the absorption by the mother is variable. Reactions can be quick and unpredictable. Pitocin, another drug used to induce labor, like Cytotec and several related drugs, can cause contractions to be far more intense and frequent than normal, which can lead to uterine hyperstimulation and fetal distress. Hyperstimulation means too many contractions in too short a time period. This can result in fetal distress, hypoxia and birth injury.
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When doctors, nurses or other medical professionals are not paying attention, they may not notice that the baby is in distress due to the drug or another labor and delivery problem. They may miss signs of distress on the fetal monitor and not notice the signs of hypoxia, which can result in severe brain damage.
We recently recovered more than $20 million of compensation for a baby who suffered severe injury from improper drug monitoring.
Holding Obstetricians, Attending Physicians, Nurses and Midwives Accountable
A medical professional can be held accountable for:
- Failure to prescribe the correct drugs for the condition in the proper dosages
- Failure to monitor the delivery of drugs to support or induce labor including Oxytocin (Pitocin), Cytotec, Cervidil, Syntocinon, Prostin E2, Prepidil and others
- Failure to use medications to induce labor when indicated
- Failure to use drugs to treat preeclampsia
- Failure to use proper drugs to treat infection in a timely fashion
The birth injury lawyers at San Francisco Birth Injury Law Office can quickly grasp the issues in your case. He has a broad and deep understanding of medical terminology and is experienced in tracing liability back to its source. Should our firm determine your baby suffered medical negligence, we will provide you with the support and the guidance you need every step of the way through this legal challenge, as we attempt to build the most compelling case we can.
If you suspect that the drugs your doctor gave you during labor or delivery played a role in your baby’s birth injury, please contact an experienced trial lawyer for answers and advocacy.
Whether you are facing a case of Drug malpractice that cause an injury to your baby, Fetal Monitoring problems or Cerebral Palsy, our Attorneys are experienced in all aspects of prenatal problems and will defend your rights.
In these delicate and difficult cases, the experience of our Attorneys and the empathetic approach makes our Law Firm the choice for hundreds of clients.
We represent all personal injury clients on a contingency fee basis, which means we charge no attorney’s fee unless we win results on your behalf. Contact us to get a free consultation!