How this site is made, and kept honest.

1. Primary sources, listed and dated

Medical explanations draw on sources such as the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, MedlinePlus, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Legal explanations draw on statutes, court rules and official program materials. We do not cite other legal marketing websites. Every guide ends with a numbered list of its sources and the date each was last opened and checked.

2. Two reviews before publication

A guide that explains a medical condition is not published until a qualified clinician has reviewed it. A guide that explains legal rules is not published until an attorney licensed in the relevant jurisdiction has reviewed it. Until then it is a draft, marked as such and kept out of search engines. We do not publish state-specific legal guidance at all until it has been researched from primary sources and reviewed by an attorney licensed in that state.

3. No reviewer is named until verified

A reviewer's name and credentials appear on a page only after we have confirmed them directly. We do not list advisory boards, borrowed credentials or endorsements we cannot substantiate.

4. The causation rule

Every page distinguishes a condition from its cause, and a cause from negligence. We describe associations as associations and uncertainty as uncertainty. No page states or implies that a diagnosis proves that care fell below the standard of care.

5. Plain language, no fear

Jargon is defined on first use. We do not use countdown clocks, urgency, compensation figures or emotional pressure, and we do not describe outcomes we cannot promise.

6. Dated, and re-checked

Every guide shows when it was last checked. Sources are re-opened before each release; when a guideline or statute changes, affected pages are identified from our source registry and reviewed before anything is rewritten.

7. Independence

No attorney, firm, hospital or insurer pays for placement, mentions or favorable framing anywhere on this site, and participating attorneys have no role in what we publish.

Corrections policy

We correct errors quickly and without defensiveness. To report one, email hello@birthinjurypayout.com with the page and the issue. Errors in medical facts or legal deadlines are treated as urgent. A correction that changes a page's substance refreshes its "last checked" date, and material corrections are noted on the page. We would rather be corrected than quietly wrong.