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When a birth injury happens, families often want a clear answer to one question: who was responsible? In many cases, the answer is not obvious at first. Labour and delivery can involve several healthcare professionals, each making decisions at different stages of care. For instance, a midwife can ma … Read more »

Many patients assume that once a consent form is signed, the possibility of taking legal action disappears. In practice, though, the issue is more complex. Consent documents are part of the medical process, but they do not settle every question about how care was delivered. In birth injury situation … Read more »

Deadlines in Ontario’s legal system are usually seen as fixed and predictable. In birth injury cases like cerebral palsy, that assumption does not always hold. Many families only begin to question what happened during labour years after a diagnosis was made or developmental concerns emerge. By tha … Read more »

Long after the delivery room quiets down, many parents find themselves replaying the birth in careful detail. This may include a sudden rush of medical staff, urgent instructions exchanged across the room, or a decision for an emergency C-section that seemed to happen within minutes. Soon after, the … Read more »

After a serious medical event, patients are bound to begin the search for clarity rather than blame. Questions arise about what happened, if the outcome could have been prevented, and what options exist to address care concerns. In Ontario, two very different avenues may be available: filing a profe … Read more »