Medical negligence
Birth injury
If you or your child suffered an injury during birth, our medical negligence solicitors can help you secure compensation.
Our birth injury medical negligence team manage compensation claims for people who have suffered from;
- Delayed or inadequate examination of both mother and baby
- Failure to take action to improve the wellbeing of the baby
- A below standard of care given throughout the birth and after
- Misdiagnosis
- Wrongly prescribed medications
What can be included in a claim for birth injuries?
There are several possible effects this type of negligence can cause. Some of the conditions we see in birth injury claims include:
- Blood poisoning (sepsis)
- Problems with baby’s breathing
- Hypoglycaemia (closely related with diabetes)
- Restricted growth or problems with growth further on
- Heart defects (congenital)
There may also be the following effects on the mother:
- Perineal tears
- Organ injury
- Blood clots, fits, or even stroke
- Poorly performed caesarean section
How long do you have to make a birth injury compensation claim?
Birth injury compensation claims can be made at any time before the child’s 18th birthday. From the age of 18 the child themselves then has an additional three years to make a claim, which ends when they turn 21.
If you are sadly in the position where you are bringing a claim because of a child’s death, you can seek compensation up to three years after the date of death.
How much birth injury compensation will you get?
The amount of birth injury compensation received varies greatly, depending on the severity of the case.
We assess every birth injury claim individually, taking the specific details into account. This means your compensation will be unique and appropriate to your circumstances.
Rest assured that our birth injury solicitors will consider every element of your case and work towards providing you with the maximum amount of birth injury compensation possible.
We operate on a no win, no fee basis, so you will not be required to pay any legal costs if we aren’t successful. Situations such as these are stressful enough, and we always have your best interests at heart.
Meet the team
Christopher Hooper
Associate Chartered Legal Executive
