Skilled Pregnancy Loss Attorneys in Grand Rapids, Michigan

There are numerous ways that malpractice can result in pregnancy loss. Here are some common examples:  

• An emergency room physician’s failure to conduct a cervical exam, order an ultrasound, or obtain an obstetric consult when a pregnant patient presents with bleeding, back pain, fever, or chills  
• A healthcare provider’s failure to accurately monitor fetal heart rate or to immediately act when the fetal heart rate is non re-assuring   
• Failure of a healthcare provider to identify intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and consult with a maternal fetal medicine specialist  
• Failure of a healthcare provider to timely detect placental abruption and deliver the baby 
• Failure of a healthcare provider to timely identify and manage preeclampsia

Yes! When medical malpractice causes a miscarriage or stillbirth, a wrongful death case can be brought on behalf of the baby. In many cases, the mother can also maintain her own medical malpractice case to be compensated for the early termination of her pregnancy.

Unfortunately, miscarriages and stillbirths often occur through no fault of the doctor, hospital or other healthcare provider.

But sometimes, miscarriages and stillbirths are preventable. If you are questioning whether something could have been done to save your baby, call us and tell us what happened. We might be able to give you some closure, or we might want to investigate your claim.

Here are some situations that are "red flags" that there may have been malpractice:

• You are complaining of pain and are not examined
• You report baby is moving less and baby is not monitored
• There are concerning findings on an ultrasound that you weren't told about
• You complain of severe headaches and leg swelling and are not monitored for pre-eclampsia
• You hear baby's heartrate get slower on a monitor, and nothing is done

Recovering damages for the loss of a pregnancy will be different in each case. Loss of a pregnancy suit can be brought by the mother for her injury as well as by the Estate of the unborn baby in a wrongful death suit.  Hoffer & Sheremet has been successful in obtaining future economic damages for loss of an unborn child.     

To learn more about potential damages you and your family may be entitled to for the loss of your pregnancy, please review our wrongful death page and our article discussing recoverable damages.