Birth Injuries are Tragic
Our South Carolina Injury Lawyers Hold Negligent Medical Professionals Responsible
Injuries to babies and mothers during labor and delivery can cause lifelong medical and emotional problems, and medical malpractice is often to blame. Most birth injuries are preventable when doctors follow standard treatment protocols. Failure to respond quickly to changes in fetal heart monitor tracings, shifts in a baby’s position or other warning signs can result in injury to both the mother and the infant.
McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC provides an experienced legal team and a host of medical resources for its clients. To schedule a free consultation, contact the South Carolina injury attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC. Our Columbia, Rock Hill and Anderson office locations represent clients throughout Anderson, Charleston, Florence, Sumter, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg.
Birth Injuries and Legal Action
McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC represents clients in many types of birth injury cases, including:
- Cerebral palsy
- Hypoxia
- Forceps injuries / disfigurement
- Vacuum extraction injury
- Abrupted placenta
- Undiagnosed preeclampsia (high blood pressure)
- Erb’s Palsy (caused by excessive traction, usually due to Shoulder Dystocia)
At McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC, our birth injury lawyers consult medical experts in reviewing a doctor’s or hospital’s actions and decisions and identify departures from standard procedures and diagnostic protocols. Reviewing medical records and interviewing hospital staff, we expose failures on the part of nurses and other healthcare personnel that led to a breakdown in communication, affecting when a diagnosis was made or when preventative action was initiated.
Determining the Cost of Physician Negligence
Consulting economic impact analysts, healthcare planners and pediatricians, our birth injury lawyers determine the costs you and your newborn will face as a result of physician negligence. We present expert testimony and financial estimates related to the need for special education, medical equipment, future medical treatment, nursing care and loss in quality of life.
Recovering a Sense of Justice
While we cannot undo the tragedy of a birth injury, we can put the law in our clients’ hands. Regardless of how prestigious the doctor or how big the hospital, we have the legal knowledge and medical resources needed to hold negligent doctors legally accountable for the injuries they cause.
Your life is our mission. To discuss your case and how we can help you, contact the South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC today.