If your child has suffered an injury during birth due to medical negligence, you might be able to claim compensation.
We understand that expectant parents can feel vulnerable and cautious during both pregnancy and childbirth. It’s during this time that you’d expect your child to be properly cared for and will put your trust in the medical professionals.
If your symptoms haven't been taken seriously, or there has been a mistake which has caused harm to you or your child, you may be able to claim for compensation.
Our experts are here to support you during your claim for a birth injury caused by medical negligence.
Who can make a birth injury claim?
If you or your baby was injured due to mistakes by medical professionals before, during or after birth, you may be entitled to make a claim.
Our solicitors have helped families claim for a wide range of birth injuries including:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Stillbirth and neonatal death
- Erb’s Palsy
- Brain injury caused by lack of oxygen, often referred to as Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy or HIE
- Other brain injuries such as kernicterus
- Broken bones such as skull fractures
- Birth injury to mothers such as perineal tears or obstetric anal sphincter injuries.
We’re able to help with other birth injuries. If the injury your child sustained listed above, please contact us to see if we can help you make a claim. We’ll support you through the whole claims process
Why choose Irwin Mitchell to handle your birth injury claim?
We’ve the largest medical negligence team of any firm in the UK. Our team of specialists in birth
We’ll always discuss every step with you and act on your instructions. We’ll be there to answer any questions you have throughout your claim.
Our Court of Protection team will use financial advisors, such as our Asset Management team, to help you manage your compensation. They’ll make sure the compensation is there for you now and in the future.
Throughout your claim, and afterwards, you’ll have access to our Support and Rehabilitation co-ordinators. Their role is to make sure you’ve access to expert support that’s local to you. This could be financial support you’re entitled to or rehabilitation services like physiotherapy or counselling.
We also work closely with several charities that we can put you in contact with. They’ll offer you support both during and after your claim. Charities we work with include:
We’ve offices around the UK, which means there’ll be an expert local to you. We can also arrange phone or video calls, or communicate via email, whichever is easiest for you.
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