Representing Victims of Birth Injuries Throughout Arizona

Serving Clients Statewide, Including in the Phoenix Metro Area and the Cities of Glendale, Peoria and Sun City

There is no greater grief in someone's life than losing a child.

Sometimes, a birth injury is simply a mishap of nature. Other times, however, a birth injury could have been prevented through proper prenatal care, proper monitoring during labor and/or proper handling of delivery by the attendant nurses and physicians. Bereaved and concerned, parents seek answers to the question of "why" above all else. We offer competent and compassionate guidance to assist during this most difficult time.

Our Arizona medical malpractice law firm handles birth injury and other injury cases thoroughly and determinedly. We are here to help you find answers and financial relief after your baby has suffered a birth injury. One of our nurses on staff has over 29 years of experience assisting with the delivery of newborns. Contact us to schedule a consultation and learn how the nurses and attorneys of Smith, Farhart & Hornstein can help your family.

Birth "Defects" Often Are, in Fact, Birth Injuries

Common results of a birth injury include the following:

• Cerebral palsy
• Shoulder dystocia
• Erb's palsy
• Stillbirth

To learn more about these and other birth injuries, please see our birth injury definitions page

Why was your baby injured at birth? Was it because an attendant nurse or other caregiver failed to recognize a problem on a fetal heart monitor strip? Did the baby remain in an unoxygenated state for too long because nurses didn't call the obstetrician in time to perform a C-section? We will help you find answers.

Learn How to Pursue the Compensation Your Family Needs After a Birth Injury

Beyond answers, however, babies and their families need financial resources after a birth injury to cover medical care, therapy and other expenses. Compensation for pain and suffering alone will never make right the wrongdoing when a birth injury results in lifelong handicaps and hardships — or the loss of the baby's life.

A child who experienced serious traumatic brain injury at birth may require daily care for the rest of his or her life. Responsible parties may include nurses, the doctor, the doctor's physicians' group and the hospital where the baby was delivered. We also know families need support and direct them to resources and groups to assist them in dealing with their grief.

For comprehensive legal representation and compassionate support, call or e-mail Smith, Farhart & Hornstein to schedule a consultation with a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawyer in Peoria, Arizona.

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