Oklahoma Birth Injury Attorneys

Birth Injuries Lawyers serving Oklahoma City, Tulsa and cities throughout Oklahoma

January, 2025 Update: In Oklahoma, there are many types of Birth Injuries that can occur during the delivery process due to the medical negligence of Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals.

Birth Injuries to a child can range from minor to catastrophic resulting in permanent disability and requiring lifetime medical treatment and family care.

For over 40 years, our Oklahoma Birth Injury Law Firm has successfully represented and recovered millions of dollars for our birth injury and other personal injury clients.

There is a strict Oklahoma Statute of Limitations relating to any birth injury, or wrongful death caused by a birth injury that limits the amount of time you have to file a legal claim.

If your baby has suffered a birth injury here in Oklahoma due to the actions or negligence of anyone else, please contact Oklahoma Birth Injury Attorney James Self, at Self & Associates, for a free consultation -- or call us right now at the toll-free phone number below.

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Product Defect
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Wrongful Death
$3,750,000
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Product Defect
$3,000,000
Defective Product
$2,750,000
Product Defect
$2,250,000
Medical Negligence
$2,500,000
Truck Accident
$2,250,000
Medical Negligence
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Semi Truck Collision
$2,000,000
Slip & Fall
$2,000,000
Defective Product
$1,925,000
Auto Accident
$1,650,000
Semi Truck Collision
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Auto/Truck Accident
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Semi Truck Collision
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Semi Truck Collision
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Electrical Shock
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Auto Accident

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Most doctors are good caring people who do their best to do no harm and help their patients receive the best possible medical care.

Some forms of medical negligence that result inbirth injuries include:

Traumatic Delivery
Improper use of Forceps
Improper use of Vacuum Extractor
Failure to perform a Cesarean Section
Failure to Diagnose and treat Fetal Distress
Allowing Prolonged or Rapid Labor

Serious birth injuries that result from medical negligence can include:

Cerebral Palsy - A brain abnormality that effects the muscular and nervous system. Cerebral Palsy can be caused by an injury to the brain during birth. A physician may have misread fetal monitoring equipment, failed to diagnose fetal distress during labor, waited to long to perform a Cesarean section, administered to much Pitocen or caused brain bleeding or other injury due to excessive use of forceps or a vacuum extractor.
Brachial Plexus Injury - (also known as Erb's Palsy ) is a paralysis or weakness of the of the arm caused by stretching of the nerves around the baby's shoulder as the baby travels through the birth canal. The nerve injury can occur due to excessive force in pulling the arm during birth or other excessive pressure on the shoulders.
Spinal Cord Injury - Can result from hyperextension, traction, and overstretching with simultaneous rotation.
Brain Damage - Can occur during delivery leaving a child with profound injuries. Lack of oxygen or bleeding inside the brain can result from improper delivery. Infections during pregnancy undetected by the doctor can also result in brain damage.

Representing birth injury victims and their families in Oklahoma can be a very complex area of legal practice. It demands medical, scientific and legal skills. Experts in the medical field, including doctors and nurses are often required to develop the information and evidence necessary to prove who is legally responsible for the serious injuries and financial damages the child's family must incur.

At Self and Associates, our Oklahoma City birth injury lawyersseek out and locate the experts necessary to best represent Oklahoma victims and their families of medical negligence. With 30 years of experience in handling personal injury and wrongful death cases, James Self has the knowledge to assist you in navigating this complex area.

If your baby, or the baby of a family member has been injured or killed as the result of medical negligence leading up to or during the delivery of the child, James Self would like to talk with you. Please contact our Oklahoma City medical malpractice law firm today to schedule a free case evaluation.

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Oklahoma Birth Injury Law Library Entry for Monday January 20, 2025

Oklahoma Birth Injury Rates on the Increase

A birth injury caused by any Oklahoma doctor or hospital can be devastating to any Oklahoma family. The birth of any child should be a joyous event, and every child deserves a chance for a normal life.

Unfortunately a serious birth injury can cause a lifetime of pain and suffering, not only for the infant, but for the entire family -- many times including the extended family who musr assist in the care of the injured baby.

While all birth injuries are serious, by far the most consequential are brain inuries to the infant.

If your baby has suffered ANY form of birth injury, please contact us as soon as possible. Many Oklahomans are not aware that there is a statute that limits the amount of time you have to file a claim if your baby has been injured/

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If you or a family member have been injured or killed as the result of a accident, James Self would like to talk with you. Don't let the insurance adjuster take advantage of you at the time of this confusion. Please contact our Oklahoma City accident law firm today to schedule a free case evaluation.

Self & Associates is interested in investigating the claims of birth injuries victims from cities across the state of Oklahoma, with 7 locations to serve you better. If you'd like to contact us locally about your injury, please use one of the convenient city location links below.

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$8,500,000
Product Defect

$6,000,000
Wrongful Death

$3,750,000
Brain Damage

$3,750,000
Wrongful Death

$3,400,000
Product Defect

$3,000,000
Defective Product

$2,750,000
Product Defect

$2,250,000
Medical Negligence

$2,500,000
Truck Accident

$2,250,000
Medical Negligence

$2,250,000
Semi Truck Collision

$2,000,000
Slip & Fall

$2,000,000
Defective Product

$1,925,000
Auto Accident

$1,650,000
Semi Truck Collision

$875,000
Auto/Truck Accident

$775,000
Semi Truck Collision

$775,000
Semi Truck Collision

$750,000
Electrical Shock

$725,000
Auto Accident

$650,000
Product Defect

$650,000
Semi Truck Collision

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Semi Truck Collision

$500,000
Semi Truck Collision

$500,000
Auto Accident

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Semi Truck Collision

$300,000
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$250,000
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$6,000,000
Wrongful Death

$3,750,000
Brain Damage

$2,500,000
Truck Accident

$1,925,000
Auto Accident

$2,000,000
Slip & Fall

$3,400,000
Product Defect

$3,750,000
Wrongful Death

$750,000
Electrical Shock

$3,150,000
Truck Accident

$295,000
Car Accident

$2,250,000
Medical Negligence

$725,000
Auto Accident

$875,000
Auto/Truck Accident

$2,750,000
Product Defect

$500,000
Auto Accident

$500,000
Auto/Truck Accident

$2,250,000
Medical Negligence

$650,000
Product Defect

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Truck Accident

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