All medical personnel providing care to an expectant mother and child during delivery, birth or soon afterward (post-natal) have a duty to provide care that meets accepted standards. If a birth injury results from negligence, individuals and the medical institution may be held liable.nnAttending obstetricians, obstetric nurses, technicians or other medical personnel may be held liable for the losses your child and you face due to your child’s medical problems, physical and cognitive disabilities or other lasting harm. The hospital or medical center where your child was born may be held liable if its policies, procedures, equipment, etc., led to an error or negligence that harmed your child.nnIf a birth injury has been caused by medical error or negligence, the parents may be entitled to compensation on behalf of their child. Financial compensation can help the family with expensive, potentially ongoing medical care that the injured child may require.nnYou may also be entitled to damages for your mental anguish as parents. Your child may be entitled to future damages (compensation) based on the life he or she should have had but will not.nnOur birth injury lawyers consult medical experts to build compelling cases to support malpractice claims, and we negotiate from a position of knowledge and strength when we present our cases. There is no cost to you to have your case reviewed by our medical experts and we do not accept a legal fee unless we obtain compensation for you.