An unborn child's primary lifeline -- the umbilical cord -- sometimes becomes the most dangerous aspect of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. If your baby suffered birth injury as a result of an umbilical cord complication, it is recommended that you have the case professionally evaluated.

Contact the Phoenix law firm of Patton Law Practice to schedule a free initial consultation with an experienced Arizona umbilical cord complication lawyer. Our legal team includes a medical doctor and registered nurses as well as caring, well-organized office staff members who truly care.

Was an Umbilical Cord Complication the Cause of Your Baby's Injury?

Perhaps your child's umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck, prolapsed, or otherwise abnormally positioned during gestation, labor, or delivery. If the flow of blood and oxygen through the cord was compromised, a twisted and compressed cord may explain a resulting birth defect.

Did Doctors Properly Monitor the Position of the Umbilical Cord?

Even a minute or more of blockage of the flow of nourishment through the umbilical cord is enough to harm a baby. Therefore, it is vitally important that doctors closely monitor fetal heart rate during labor and delivery. If deceleration or variability of heart rate due to a nuchal cord (around the neck) during delivery or before a C-section led to brain injury or other harmful consequences, an experienced umbilical cord complication attorney will seek to discover why dangerous conditions were allowed to persist.

Discuss your baby's umbilical cord complication with a lawyer at the law offices of Patton Law Practice, in Phoenix, at no charge. Our legal team includes an M.D. and highly experienced medical malpractice attorneys. Contact us through this Web site or by phone to schedule a consultation.

To learn more about how you can take better control over your patient safety, please visit our Web site pages on:

• How to Avoid Medical Errors
• Patient Rights and Responsibilities
• Filing Complaints

Medical malpractice lawyers of the Patton Law Practice law firm represent clients in California and Arizona, in communities including San Diego, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Peoria, Chandler, Glendale, Sun City West, Casa Grande, Sun City, Flagstaff, Tucson, Yuma, Santa Anna, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, Show Low, and Florence, in counties such as Maricopa County, Navajo County, and Yuma County.