Medical malpractice is when a doctor or other health care professional deviates from the standard of care. This means that they did not provide the type of care that other members of the profession would have done under the same or similar circumstances.

The medical malpractice in birth injury cases could include any of the following scenarios:

1. Failure to diagnose or properly manage pregnancy complications.
2. Failure to respond to fetal distress in a timely manner.
3. Failure to expedite the delivery of the fetus, resulting in irreversible brain damage to the baby.

If parents are not satisfied with the information they receive from their doctor surrounding their child's injury, an attorney may be able to help. Caring for a child with cerebral palsy is a huge economic burden. An attorney provides access to the legal system to help parents collect money from the negligent parties to help provide long term care for their child.