Birth Injury Lawyers Serving Massachusetts and Connecticut
When Medical Negligence Harms a Child, Raipher Fights For The Win
The birth of a child should be a moment of hope and joy. But when doctors, nurses, or hospitals fail to meet basic standards of care, that moment can turn to tragedy. Birth injuries are a form of medical malpractice. They can leave newborns and mothers with lasting disabilities, lifelong medical needs, and emotional trauma that no family should face alone.
Raipher, P.C. represents families across Massachusetts and Connecticut whose children were harmed by preventable medical errors before, during, or shortly after birth. With more than $100 million recovered for injury victims and families, our firm has the national reach, resources, and experience to take on hospitals, insurance companies, and medical institutions and win.
If your child suffered a serious birth injury, your family deserves answers and support. Contact Raipher for a free consultation. Our birth injury attorneys will listen to what happened, review your case with care, and explain every option for protecting your child’s future. We’ll handle the fight for justice so you can focus on healing and hope.
What are birth injuries?
A birth injury is any harm that occurs to a baby or mother during pregnancy, labor, or delivery as a result of medical negligence. Some injuries heal over time, while others cause permanent physical or cognitive disabilities that change the course of a child’s life.
Common types of birth injuries include:
- Hypoxia and Asphyxia: Oxygen deprivation during labor that leads to brain damage or lifelong cognitive challenges.
- Cerebral Palsy: A movement disorder caused by lack of oxygen or trauma during delivery.
- Erb’s Palsy And Brachial Plexus Injuries: Nerve damage in the shoulder or arm from improper use of force or delivery tools.
- Fractures and Broken Bones: Often caused by excessive pressure or mishandling during birth.
- Intracranial Hemorrhage: Bleeding inside the skull due to delayed response or rough delivery techniques.
- Facial Nerve Or Spinal Injuries: Damage from misuse of forceps, vacuums, or improper positioning.
- Maternal Injuries: Internal bleeding, infection, or surgical complications that endanger the mother’s health.
- Fatal Injuries: In the most tragic cases, medical negligence during delivery leads to the death of a newborn or mother. Families may pursue a wrongful death claim to hold hospitals and providers accountable for preventable loss.
Many of these injuries are preventable. They occur when healthcare providers fail to monitor fetal distress, respond to complications, or use proper techniques during delivery. These errors are not just medical mistakes, they are acts of negligence that have real and lasting consequences.
How birth injuries happen
Birth injuries often result from poor judgment, miscommunication, or inattention during critical moments. Understanding how these injuries occur is key to proving liability and securing compensation for the family.
- Failure to Monitor: Ignoring signs of fetal distress or oxygen deprivation during labor.
- Delayed Cesarean Section: Failing to order or perform a C-section when the baby’s life depends on it.
- Improper Use Of Tools: Misuse of forceps or vacuum extractors that cause skull fractures, nerve damage, or brain injury.
- Medication or Anesthesia Errors: Incorrect dosages that harm the mother or child.
- Negligent Prenatal Care: Failing to diagnose conditions like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or infections that lead to complications.
- Delivery Room Negligence: Poor coordination among medical staff that leads to delayed treatment or trauma.
Every one of these scenarios can be traced to a breakdown in medical care. Raipher’s attorneys work with medical experts and investigators to identify exactly where and how that failure occurred and who is responsible.
Who is liable for birth injuries?
Multiple parties may share liability in a birth injury case, including doctors, nurses, hospitals, or even medical device manufacturers. Liability depends on which actions or omissions caused harm and whether the provider violated accepted medical standards.
Raipher’s legal team conducts a full review of hospital records, fetal monitoring strips, communication logs, and expert testimony to establish negligence. We work with nationally recognized specialists in obstetrics, neonatology, and pediatric neurology to prove fault and demonstrate how proper care would have prevented the injury.
When hospitals and insurers try to deny responsibility, we are ready to take them to court. Raipher’s reputation for strategic preparation and courtroom success often drives stronger settlements and when trial is necessary, we don’t hesitate to go the distance.
Raipher ensures every aspect of injury, physical, emotional, and financial, is documented and valued, so families receive the resources they need to move forward.
Built for results. Raipher for the win.
Birth injury cases require compassion, technical knowledge, and relentless advocacy. Raipher brings all three. Our attorneys handle every step of the process, investigation, expert consultation, negotiation, and trial, so families can focus on healing and rebuilding.
We handle birth injury cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay no attorney’s fee unless we win. Free consultations are available for families throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut.
This is your shot at justice. Make it count. Contact Raipher today to find out how we can hold negligent medical providers accountable and secure your child’s future.