It’s rarely obvious that medical negligence caused a birth injury to you or your baby. Medical providers often point out that birth injuries commonly happen during labor and delivery, even when everything goes right. But they also have a strong financial incentive not to admit something went wrong. The most reliable way to find out if a birth injury resulted from medical negligence is to consult with an experienced medical malpractice attorney as soon as you become aware of the harm you or your baby suffered. A lawyer can take prompt action to secure important medical records and analyze what happened. The sooner you reach out to an attorney, the better the chances of revealing negligence at the root of a birth injury. If an attorney spots telltale signs of medical negligence, you can decide whether to authorize a deeper dive into the facts and legal action to enforce your rights. With your permission, an attorney can often: Interview medical staff on the labor and delivery team. Consult with medical experts about your case. Demand compensation from a provider’s medical malpractice insurance carrier. Take the necessary steps under your state’s laws to preserve your potential rights to file a medical negligence lawsuit. Prepare and file a birth injury lawsuit on your behalf. Negotiate a fair out-of-court settlement of your birth injury claim. Take your case to trial to seek a jury award of damages for the preventable birth injuries you or your baby suffered. Attorneys cannot guarantee results in medical negligence cases. But you can give yourself the strongest chance of getting justice and damages for a birth injury if you entrust your case to a lawyer with an established track record of success in medical negligence cases.