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Does Your Child Have One of These Diagnoses?
Click on your child's diagnosis to learn what it means, whether it may have been preventable with proper medical care, and what your options are.
Cerebral Palsy
Brain damage affecting movement and development, often caused by oxygen loss at birth.
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Brain injury from oxygen deprivation — the most common cause of newborn brain damage.
Erb's Palsy
Arm nerve damage from excessive pulling force during delivery.
Kernicterus
Severe brain damage from untreated newborn jaundice — a preventable condition.
Shoulder Dystocia
Emergency when a baby's shoulder becomes obstructed during delivery. Mismanagement can cause serious injury.
Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)
White matter brain damage common in premature babies.
Meconium Aspiration
Lung damage and oxygen deprivation when hospitals fail to respond to meconium in amniotic fluid.
Birth Asphyxia
Oxygen deprivation at birth causing brain damage and developmental delays.
Published Birth Injury Results
Birth injury cases have resulted in substantial settlements and verdicts across the United States. These are representative published cases.
Nursing staff at a health center delayed calling a physician during a placental abruption. The child was born with cerebral palsy, developmental and speech delays, and a seizure disorder. Jury verdict in under three hours.
Law360 / WAND-TV, March 2023
Nursing staff failed to notify a physician of clear signs of fetal distress. The child was born with cerebral palsy. The full verdict was affirmed by a Texas state appeals court.
Law360, July 2020 (affirmed on appeal)
A hospital was found liable for medical negligence during childbirth. The child, five years old at trial, has cerebral palsy. Reported as the largest medical malpractice verdict in Pennsylvania history.
Law360, April 2023
Representative U.S. birth injury results from public records. Past results do not predict or guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. Each case is evaluated on its individual facts.
How It Works
Getting answers about your child's birth injury is simple, free, and confidential.
Tell us what happened
It takes about five minutes. You can type it, upload your records, or call. Everything is confidential, and there's nothing to pay.
A licensed attorney reviews your case
We look at the medical records, the timeline, and the diagnosis. If we see signs that the hospital may not have met the standard of care, we'll tell you what we see — in plain language.
If your case has merit, we help you pursue it
Birth injury cases are handled on contingency. You pay nothing out of pocket — legal fees only come out of a recovery if the case is successful.
Why Families Trust CPNeeds
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Birth injury cases are handled on contingency. You pay nothing upfront. Legal fees only apply if there is a recovery.
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