Failure to Diagnose Down Syndrome

In the state of California, mothers who learn that they are pregnant usually go through an extensive series of tests and also medical screening to detect medical conditions that their babies may be born with.  Down Syndrome happens to be one of those medical conditions. 

During prenatal ultrasounds, OBGYNs may diagnose babies as having Down Syndrome after they carefully review sonograms.  They may also screen Down Syndrome by testing mothers' blood.  This is a process called maternal serum testing and may take place 10 to 12 weeks into a woman's pregnancy and then again in the second trimester.  While looking at the blood test results, doctors may be able to detect if infants have Down Syndrome.  They can then inform parents so that they know exactly what is going on with the health of their children.

Anytime medical professionals, such as OBGYNs, do not provide testing or fail to detect Down Syndrome after reviewing ultrasounds and blood tests, they may be accused of failure to diagnose Down Syndrome if infants are born with this medical condition.  Parents may then hold medical professionals accountable for breeching their duties as medical providers by filing birth injury lawsuits.

Once parents have learned that their doctors failed to diagnose their children as having Down Syndrome, they may feel shocked and confused.  They may then transition into feeling angry and may decide that the medical professionals should be held responsible and will choose to move forward with legal action.  However, before parents commence legal proceedings, it is important that they have their cases reviewed by a birth injury attorney who understands Down Syndrome testing and what medical professional may have down wrong while administering such tests.

 If you are ready to have a legal professional review your case, contact a Beverly Hills failure to diagnose Down Syndrome lawyer now!