{"id":938,"date":"2026-08-05T15:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/acog-birth-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:31:45","slug":"acog-birth-injury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/acog-birth-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"ACOG Guidelines and Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACOG guidelines are a big deal in birth injury litigation. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists publishes practice bulletins, committee opinions, clinical practice guidelines, task force reports, and other materials for obstetric providers. Defense experts cite these publications in many cerebral palsy and neonatal encephalopathy cases.<\/p>\n<p>That does not make every ACOG statement the final word on medical or legal causation. A publication may be useful clinical guidance and still be disputed when a defense expert tries to turn it into a rigid litigation test. Our lawyers believe courts should examine who prepared the publication, what evidence supports it, which edition applies, and whether the expert is using it fairly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 22px 0; padding: 18px 20px; border-left: 5px solid #0f4c81; background: #f4f8fc;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>The central issue:<\/strong> ACOG guidance can inform expert testimony. It should not quietly replace the plaintiff&#8217;s burden of proving causation by a preponderance of the evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/birth-injuries\/acog-birth-injury\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading ACOG Guidelines and Birth Injury Malpractice Lawsuits\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACOG guidelines are a big deal in birth injury litigation. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists publishes practice bulletins, committee opinions, clinical practice guidelines, task force reports, and other materials for obstetric providers. Defense experts cite these publications in many cerebral palsy and neonatal encephalopathy cases. 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