Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. The attorney featured above is licensed in Florida. For a full list of attorneys in your state please visit our attorney page.
Failure to Monitor in Memphis
Birth injuries can change a child’s future. We fight to expose medical negligence and seek accountability.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. The attorney featured above is licensed in Florida. For a full list of attorneys in your state please visit our attorney page.
Tennessee Personal Injury Lawyers
We’re proud to fight for our neighbors. Meet the attorneys from your community.
100,000+ Five Star Reviews
The reasons why clients trust Morgan & Morgan.
Based on select nationwide reviews.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Our Results
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
How It Works
Focus on your recovery. We'll take care of the rest.
Submit your free evaluation
Start your claim
Meet your legal team
We fight for more
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. The attorneys shown in these photos may not be licensed in your state. To find an attorney licensed in your area, please visit our attorney page.
Local Care
Backed by America’s Largest Injury Law Firm.
$25 Billion
Recovered for clients
nationwide700,000+
Clients and families
served1,000+
Attorneys across
the country1
Click may change your life
We know your pain.
John Morgan’s brother Tim was injured as a teen. Their experience with a lawyer was a nightmare. John spent 35 years building a firm to do better for families like his. And yours.
The attorney featured above is licensed in Florida. For a full list of attorneys in your state please visit our attorney page.
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Learn More
Injured and not sure what to do next? We'll guide you through everything you need to know.
Get answers to commonly asked questions about our legal services and learn how we may assist you with your case.
What kind of monitoring are doctors expected to do?
When a baby is being born, a team of medical professionals are expected to measure the baby's heart rate, take ultrasounds, check for abnormalities, run fetal distress tests, and note the mother's testimonials concerning fetal movement. Further, medical teams are expected to connect fetal heart rate monitors and check them regularly during delivery, in case complications arise during childbirth.
If a medical team's failure to monitor leads to a preventable birth injury, such as cerebral palsy, shoulder dystocia, or Erb's palsy, the doctors and nurses responsible may be held liable for any resulting injuries or death.
Memphis medical professionals may be held liable for:
- Failing to monitor fetal development and recognize complications
- Failing to realize umbilical cord problems
- Failing to act with pre-existing fetal conditions in mind
- Failing to monitor the infant's vitals during pregnancy and birth (such as with a fetal heart rate monitor)
- Failing to recognize or act on indications of fetal distress
Contacting an Attorney
While there is surely no sum of money that can make up for a grievous birth injury error, the skilled birth injury lawyers at Morgan & Morgan can help ensure that you are not burdened financially because of a doctor's negligence. Memphis birth injury victims may be entitled to file a medical malpractice lawsuit seeking damages including medical expenses, pain and suffering, disfigurement, lost wages, loss of normal life, and possibly punitive damages.
To find out if you may be entitled to compensation for your child's birth injury, fill out our free, no-obligation case review form today.