The minutes and hours after birth are a critical time period. When medical professionals fail to provide adequate care during postpartum recovery, both mother and child can suffer severe and life-threatening injuries.
How Jacobs & Jacobs Handles Cases of Postpartum Complications
Postpartum injuries can occur due to errors and omissions by obstetricians, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other medical professionals. Examples of postpartum negligence include:
Failure to recognize and treat respiratory stress disorder (RSD) in newborns
Failure to properly administer anesthesia
Failure to recognize and treat postpartum infection
Failure to properly treat bowel obstructions after a C-section
