Our fetal demise lawyers in Elizabeth know that your family is in immeasurable pain following the unexpected death of a child. You deserve justice for the negligence that resulted in your child’s death. Our team can help you get it.
O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble doesn’t want you to go up against insurance companies or medical institutions alone. The sooner you connect with our team, the sooner we can offer you the legal support you need to help your family heal.
Our Elizabeth medical malpractice lawyers have helped tens of thousands of clients retake control of their lives after serious accidents, including the unexpected death of a newborn. You can book a free case consultation with us today to learn more about the ways we can tailor our services to fit your needs.
What Is Fetal Demise?
The term “fetal demise” describes the unexpected death of a child during or prior to their birth. While there can be some overlap between fetal demise and a miscarriage, miscarriages can happen at any point during a person’s pregnancy.
Regardless of whether the fetal death was a miscarriage or a stillbirth, parents can pursue legal action against a negligent medical professional who caused the loss. You may be entitled to compensation if negligence played a factor.
Can You Get Justice for Fetal Demise Malpractice?
You may have the right to demand justice for a fetal death if you can prove that a specific party’s negligence directly contributed to your child’s death. This process will require professionals to closely examine your treatment while pregnant, as well as the general practices enacted at the medical institutions that served you.
It’s easiest to discuss your right to justice when you have an attorney on your side. Elizabeth fetal demise attorneys can candidly discuss whether or not your circumstances entitle you to action and how you can take action against specific liable parties.
We can connect you with professional investigators who can build out your case and use evidence to prove that you were mistreated or neglected during your pregnancy. We can then submit that evidence to insurers and New Jersey’s civil courts to demand compensation on your behalf.
When Should You Contact an Elizabeth Fetal Demise Lawyer?
It’s hard to find direction in your life following the loss of a child. We know how debilitating your pain can be. Fortunately, you don’t have to investigate your right to civil justice alone. The sooner you reach out to our team, the sooner you can put the burden of building your case onto our shoulders.
Your case consultation comes free of charge and won’t obligate you to continue working with our office. It will be up to you to decide if you want to move forward with an insurance claim or a lawsuit. Either way, you can trust us to take the lead on your case, giving you the space and time you need to heal.
Does Fetal Demise Strictly Result From Medical Malpractice?
Stillbirths don’t strictly result from medical malpractice. Unfortunately, biological conditions can sometimes make it difficult for a pregnant person to carry a child to term. However, medical malpractice can keep doctors from noticing treatable conditions that might otherwise help a pregnant person protect their child.
Some of the most common instances of medical malpractice that our Elizabeth fetal demise attorneys see in these cases include:
- Delivery injuries, or negligence during an infant’s birth. The misuse of tools during a child’s birth can see them permanently injured or disabled, if they don’t die as a result of their mistreatment. Unfortunately, delivery injuries can also endanger a pregnant person and put them at a higher risk of developing dangerous or deadly health conditions.
- Hypoxia, or instances where an infant can’t get the oxygen they need to maintain brain function. If an infant’s umbilical cord wraps around their neck in the womb or during their birth, they can develop hypoxia, resulting in serious brain injuries or a mortal loss of oxygen.
- Medication errors, or a medical professional’s failure to account for a medication’s impact on a person’s pregnancy or existing health conditions, including allergies.
How Can Compensation Help Your Family?
There is no way to assign a dollar value to the life of your child. We’re not trying to do that. Instead, we’re trying to help you and families like yours support yourselves while grieving. Unfortunately, the care needed to address this loss of life can leave you and your family juggling bills you didn’t expect. Our support can make those bills easier to pay.
Arguing for compensation with insurers and liable parties allows us to secure a settlement that accounts for the economic and emotional impact a stillbirth can have on you and your loved ones. Support that accounts for the cost of your medical care, time away from work, and emotional distress can reduce your financial stress as you heal.
You can discuss what methods we use to assign a dollar value to your case as we build out your claim.
Schedule a Free Case Consultation With O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble
Your case consultation with our fetal demise attorneys in Elizabeth, NJ, comes free of charge. If you want to discuss the different ways our legal team can help you hold negligent medical institutions, professionals, and other parties accountable for your family’s loss, contact us today.
At O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble, we believe that all families have the right to seek justice for the wrongs they’ve endured at the hands of other people’s negligence. We’re here to help you retake control of your life as you face an impossible loss.