Pittsburgh Vacuum & Forceps Extraction Lawyer

Litigation for Improper Vacuum and Forceps Extraction

Vacuum and forceps extraction of an infant, particularly an infant in distress with a mother who was encouraged to labor for too long, can result in serious physical and developmental disabilities. A doctor or nurse that fails to properly monitor mother and child can find themselves in a position where they have to take extreme measures to deliver a child.

Those measures can cause serious and even permanent birth injuries.

When a doctor’s negligence, error or malpractice causes your family harm, you have a right to hold people responsible for the damage they cause. At Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., our attorneys provide experienced and effective representation built to help your family get the compensation it needs.

Getting Answers – Getting Results

Many parents may not immediately know for certain that something has gone wrong during labor and delivery. They may only have the sense that labor has gone on too long, that a doctor has unnecessarily delayed a C-section, that nurses were caught off guard because they weren’t properly monitoring a child. As a result, a doctor has to use forceps or perform a vacuum extraction to rescue an infant in distress.

After it’s all over, something seems wrong for a while, but it only becomes clear later that the baby suffered a serious brain injury, nerve damage or physical disability. As soon as you suspect that something might be wrong, it is important to get answers and get a professional on your side that can help.

Our lawyers represent clients in medical malpractice cases involving injuries sustained during the use of forceps or as a result of vacuum extraction, resulting in:

• Brain damage
• Cerebral palsy
• Erb’s palsy
• Shoulder dystocia
• Wrongful death

When an OBGYN’s mistake has harmed your newborn child, you may be facing a lifetime of costs, including healthcare expenses, long-term care, medical equipment and lost wages to care for your child. Our firm is committed to helping the victims of medical malpractice exercise their right to financial recovery and hold negligent doctors accountable.

Consult With Our Lawyers

Schedule a free consultation with a lawyer at one of our convenient Pittsburgh area offices in New Castle, Hermitage, Butler or Erie by calling us toll-free at 1-800-777-4081 or by reaching us online.