When a medical provider makes a preventable mistake during pregnancy, labor, or delivery, the consequences can affect your child for life. If your baby suffered a serious birth injury in Orangeburg, Brookdale, or anywhere in Orangeburg County, your family may be entitled to compensation.
At Ted Law Firm, we help parents hold doctors, nurses, and hospitals accountable for negligence. We fight to secure the resources your child will need for lifelong care, therapy, and support.
What Is a Birth Injury?
A birth injury is a physical injury to a baby that occurs before, during, or immediately after delivery. Some injuries are temporary. Others cause permanent disability.
We represent families in cases involving:
- Cerebral palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries (Erb’s palsy)
- Hypoxic brain injury (lack of oxygen)
- Skull fractures and brain bleeds
- Facial nerve damage
- Spinal cord injuries
- Shoulder dystocia and delivery trauma
If your child has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition and you believe something went wrong during delivery, we can investigate and help you understand your legal options.
How Medical Negligence Leads to Birth Injuries
Birth injuries are often preventable. They occur when medical professionals fail to act on signs of distress or make critical mistakes during care.
Examples of negligence include:
- Delaying an emergency C-section
- Improper use of forceps or vacuum extraction
- Failing to monitor fetal heart rate
- Mismanaging maternal infections or high-risk pregnancies
- Giving incorrect medication during labor
We work with medical experts to review records, identify negligent care, and hold the responsible parties accountable.
Who Can File a Birth Injury Lawsuit?
In South Carolina, a parent or legal guardian can file a birth injury lawsuit on behalf of their injured child, and in some cases, also recover damages for their own emotional and financial losses.
A birth injury claim can help your family recover:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Long-term therapy, special education, and assistive devices
- Home modifications and ongoing care costs
- Loss of future earning potential
- Pain and suffering (for the child)
- Emotional distress (for the parents)
We help families pursue compensation to secure their child’s future, and hold medical professionals accountable for life-altering errors.
Why Birth Injury Cases Are Complex
Birth injury claims require:
- Thorough review of prenatal, labor, and delivery records
- Expert medical testimony
- Detailed life-care planning and financial projections
- Navigating hospital systems and insurers who fight hard to avoid liability
At Ted Law Firm, we take on the legal burden so you can focus on your family.
Talk to an Orangeburg Birth Injury Lawyer Today
You deserve answers, and your child deserves support. If you believe medical negligence caused your child’s birth injury, we’re ready to help. Ted Law Firm proudly represents clients in Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Atlanta advocating for individuals and families throughout South Carolina and Georgia. We’re dedicated to delivering trusted legal guidance when it matters most. During life’s most challenging moments, you can rely on Ted Law Firm to stand by your side.
