Houston Birth Injury Lawyers
When your child suffers harm during labor or delivery, the emotional and financial toll can feel overwhelming. At Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, our attorneys understand that families in Houston and throughout Harris County deserve answers and accountability when medical negligence causes a preventable birth injury. Our firm is committed to helping families pursue complex birth injury claims with the compassion and legal skill these selective cases demand. Birth injury claims are extremely difficult to prove, so we unfortunately cannot take on every case. Our Houston birth injury attorneys offer a free consultation to discuss your situation and determine whether you have grounds for a claim.
Advocates For Birth Injury Victims At Houston’s Major Medical Centers
Our attorneys represent birth injury victims and their families who received care at hospitals throughout the Houston area, including facilities within the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical complex. Our practice includes cases involving Memorial Hermann, Houston Methodist, Texas Children’s Hospital and many other labor and delivery departments across the region.
While these hospitals have strong reputations and deliver many babies each year, mistakes in labor and delivery can and do happen even at the most well-known facilities. A hospital’s good name does not shield it from responsibility when poor care harms a mother or baby. We will hold all medical providers to the same standard of care, no matter how big or well-known they are.
What Types Of Birth Injuries Can Our Houston Attorneys Handle?
Our firm has experience with a wide range of birth injury cases, including:
- C-Section errors: Delays in performing a necessary cesarean delivery or surgical mistakes during the procedure
- Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE): Brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation during birth
- Cerebral palsy: A group of movement disorders often linked to birth trauma or oxygen deprivation
- Erb’s palsy: Nerve damage affecting the shoulder and arm, typically from excessive force during delivery
- Brachial plexus injuries: Damage to the network of nerves controlling arm and hand movement
- Shoulder dystocia: A delivery complication where the baby’s shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother’s pelvic bone
- Developmental delays: Cognitive or physical delays resulting from birth trauma
- Fetal distress: Failure to recognize or respond to signs that the baby is in distress
- Labor and delivery injuries: Various forms of trauma occurring during the birthing process
Each of these injuries can have lifelong consequences for your child and family. We are here to help you seek justice and compensation.
What Are The Steps To Filing A Birth Injury Claim In Harris County?
Texas medical malpractice law governs birth injury claims in Houston. Understanding Harris County’s specific legal landscape is essential. The process involves several critical steps:
- Obtaining and reviewing all relevant medical records from the birth
- Securing an independent medical review to evaluate whether the standard of care was breached
- Serving a qualified medical expert report within 120 days after the defendant files an answer, as required by Texas law
- Navigating Texas’ complex statute of limitations and tolling provisions for birth injury claims involving minors
- Retaining life-care planning professionals to assess long-term needs and costs
- Filing the lawsuit in Harris County courts and pursuing the claim through litigation or settlement
Our firm works with independent medical professionals and life-care planning specialists who help us build strong cases. These relationships allow us to pursue birth injury claims effectively through Harris County’s legal system.
Talk To A Houston Birth Injury Attorney During A Free Consultation
If you believe your child suffered a birth injury due to medical negligence, we encourage you to contact Winckler, Harvey & McConnell, LLP, today. Our Houston medical malpractice attorneys will evaluate your situation at no cost to you. Call us at 512-593-7399 to schedule your free consultation. Time is critical in these cases and we are ready to discuss your legal options.