If your child has cerebral palsy, also known as "CP," you should know that it could have been caused by oxygen loss and trauma to your baby during labor and delivery.

Although doctors and nurses are trained to monitor the fetal heart rate during labor and delivery to identify when the fetus is being stressed and suffering oxygen loss, unfortunately in all too many instances they fail to identify the problem and act to avoid brain injury to the baby. This failure to appreciate the baby's condition and act to save the baby can be malpractice.

Parents of a child suffering with cerebral palsy should immediately contact medical malpractice attorneys who are experienced in handling these most complex of medical malpractice claims. Often CP is not diagnosed until the child is two or three years old. As a result, the deadline for bringing a lawsuit (called a statute of limitations) may be expiring around the time that you learn your child has cerebral palsy.

If you don't act quickly, your rights as a parent may be barred even before you seek legal help. Millions of dollars in compensation for hospitalizations, nursing care, handicap home modifications, therapies, drugs and other expenses could be lost.

The attorneys of Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith have successfully investigated and handled numerous birth injury/cerebral palsy cases recovering millions of dollars for clients. ( Click here to view some of our results. )

The investigation begins with a telephone interview, followed by obtaining the relevant medical records. Then our doctor/lawyer or nurse/lawyer will scour the medical records to look for evidence whether your child's cerebral palsy is the result of malpractice. If the evidence is there, then we will have the records reviewed by independent experts in obstetrics, neonatology, pediatric neurology, and perhaps other medical specialties, as appropriate.

Contact Gershon, Willoughby, Getz & Smith at 1-866-4LAWDOC (1-866-452-9362), so we can assist you in determining if you are entitled to receive compensation for the harm caused to you. Put our doctor/lawyer and nurse/lawyer to work for you.