Pregnancy and childbirth injury compensation claims

The birth of a new baby is often very exciting. However, while the arrival of a new baby is meant to bring joy and happiness, pregnancy and childbirth can be a very difficult time for all involved, and there are many complications that can arise.

During child birth, both the mother and the baby can suffer severe trauma which can be caused by medical negligence. If the pregnancy, child birth and the aftercare are not properly managed by medical staff, there may be detrimental consequences.

If the mother or baby are affected due to negligent medical care, this can cause a family to have to make life-changing decisions.

The mother and baby can be affected by medical negligence and may suffer a number of things, such as:

• Injuries to organs during a caesarean section or failing to notice and repair unavoidable damage caused at the time
• Failing to manage pre-eclampsia – a condition in pregnancy of high blood pressure and fluid retention
• Perineal tears
• Wrongly performed Episiotomies and mistakes in repairing them
• Anaesthesia errors
• Haemorrhages

For the baby, there may be a number of problems that can be caused, such as:

• Brain injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Erbs Palsy
• Paralysis
• Physical deformities

Whilst anyone would hope that all goes well and there would never be the need to have to claim for compensation, it really can be unavoidable in some circumstances. When problems arise that could have been prevented, people are entitled to claim for medical negligence compensation, and it’s important to claim when there are life-changing problems that will genuinely cost so much in money and time.

Claiming can open the doorway to a better future with the right financial support for as long as is needed. If you feel you need to contact our team, please don’t hesitate to do so for free and friendly advice on a completely no-obligation basis.