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Sadly, for some parents, the joy of a new baby’s arrival can be overshadowed by birth injury-related medical negligence because health professionals made mistakes resulting in harm to the mother or baby.

Whilst the vast majority of births go to plan, on occasion things do go wrong. It is important to parents that when medical negligence occurs it is acknowledged by health professionals and that compensation is paid to help the family.

If you or your child sustained a birth-related injury then our expert medical negligence solicitors can help.

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Birth Injury Specialists

No one likes to be hyper-critical about the medical care they receive and, in most cases, the birth of a baby means pregnancy and birth-related medical concerns melt away. However, if a mother or baby experienced maternity or health care that fell below the reasonable standard for a health professional, then the medical negligence requires investigation.

Our specialist team provides sensitive and sympathetic birth injury legal advice so you understand whether you have a potential claim and the claim process to enable you to make the right decisions for your family.

Our medical negligence lawyers understand that the decision to start medical negligence proceedings involves careful thought. We will not rush you into making a decision and we will make sure that you have the information and support you need to make an informed choice about whether or not to pursue compensation for a birth-related injury.

Birth Injury Claims

Birth injury claims can be made against:

The NHS
Private hospitals and clinics
Midwives and doctors involved in prenatal care and birth

When it comes to birth injury claims, medical negligence issues can occur long before the delivery room. Examples include:

Failure to recognise that pregnancy is a high risk to the mother or baby
Not conducting the appropriate scans or blood tests during pregnancy
Not inducing a birth when the mother or baby is at risk
Not carrying out a C-section
Failing to plan for premature delivery despite known risks
Birth delays resulting in the baby being oxygen deprived
Failure to recognise pre-eclampsia or other medical conditions, such as pregnancy-related diabetes

Birth Injury Complications

Birth-related medical negligence can result in:

Streptococcus and other infections
Meningitis
Sepsis
Brain injury
Cerebral palsy
Learning difficulties
Health problems associated with premature births, such as sight or hearing loss
Stillbirth and neonatal deaths
Wrongful births

For the mother, birth injury medical negligence can result in a wide range of issues ranging from perineal tear and episiotomy injuries to life-threatening C-section complications.

Birth Injury Time Limits

The time limits to bring a birth injury claim depend on whether you are the mother or bringing a claim on behalf of a child.

A mother normally has 3 years to make a compensation claim from the date she realised that she sustained a birth-related injury due to medical negligence.

For a claim made on behalf of a birth-injured child, the 3-year deadline to start a claim begins when the child reaches the age of 18. This deadline does not apply if a child lacks mental capacity as there is no time limit in those circumstances.

Birth Injury Compensation

The amount of compensation you can claim depends on the severity of the medical negligence, the nature of the injuries, and the extent of the impact on the mother or baby.

With over 25 years of experience in handling medical negligence claims, our team understands the importance of investigating and fully assessing the ongoing impact of medical negligence on your family. We have achieved substantial compensation for families to help cover:

Pain and suffering
Care needs for mother or baby, including long-term needs
Therapy and treatment costs
Equipment, such as wheelchairs, or specialist beds
Home adaptations or assistance with the cost of moving to an adapted home
Travel costs for attendance at appointments and therapy sessions
Loss of earnings and potential loss of future earnings
Compensation for stillbirths and neonatal death

We recognise that no amount of compensation truly compensates you for a birth injury or the loss of a child but we fight hard to achieve a level of compensation to help meet the extra challenges of life after a birth injury.

How Macks Can Help

We will thoroughly explore your case and determine the best course of action that is tailored to your specific needs.

We will discuss the funding arrangement that best suits your case and provide you with efficient, practical advice.

“I really appreciated how Macks Solicitors handled my clinical negligence claim. They kept me updated at every step and always explained things in a way that made sense.
Whenever I had questions or needed advice, they got back to me quickly and made sure I understood my options. The whole process felt much less stressful because I knew they were on top of everything. I’m grateful for how smoothly it all went, right through to getting my settlement.“
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