OB Nursing
Labor & Delivery and postpartum nursing care, including fetal monitoring interpretation, maternal and fetal assessment, surveillance, interventions, communication, escalation, maternal complications, and documentation.
CLADDAGHCOUNSEL LLCBirth injury litigation
THE CLINICAL TEAM
The right expertise for the clinical question.
Birth injury cases can involve questions across the maternal, fetal, and neonatal course. Claddagh Counsel provides access to multidisciplinary clinical expertise based on the needs of the case.
NICU Nursing
Specialized neonatal nursing review of newborn assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, NICU care, monitoring, communication, documentation, and clinical progression following birth injury.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Advanced practice neonatal review of delivery-room resuscitation, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, stabilization, NICU management, and clinical decision-making for critically ill newborns.
Neonatologist
Physician review of neonatal assessment, resuscitation, diagnosis, treatment, NICU management, complications, and prognosis for critically ill or injured newborns.
OB/GYN Review
Obstetrical management, clinical decision-making, diagnosis, delivery planning, operative care, and management of maternal and fetal complications.
Obstetric Anesthesia
Anesthesia care during labor and delivery, including neuraxial anesthesia, operative delivery, maternal deterioration, and obstetrical emergencies.
Obstetric Ultrasonography
Prenatal and intrapartum ultrasound findings, fetal growth, placental findings, amniotic fluid, and fetal assessment.
Midwifery
Midwifery care across the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum course, including clinical assessment, labor management, fetal surveillance, delivery, and recognition and escalation of complications.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
High-risk pregnancy, maternal and fetal complications, antenatal surveillance, fetal growth, and management of complex obstetrical conditions.
Pediatric Neurology
Neurologic evaluation following birth injury, including neonatal encephalopathy, seizures, brain injury, developmental concerns, and neurologic prognosis.
Policy & Procedure Review
Review of clinical policies, procedures, and practice standards relevant to the care at issue.
Hospital Operations & Systems Review
Review of hospital operations, organizational oversight, communication, escalation, staffing, quality processes, and other systems-level factors relevant to the clinical course.
Specialty expertise may be provided directly through Claddagh Counsel or through independent referral based on the needs of the case.