For most people pregnancy and giving birth is one of the happiest times of their lives. Unfortunately, things can go wrong and injuries can happen. When they do, the effects can be traumatic for everybody involved. When those injuries have been caused by negligence or a lack of care by the medical team involved in the antenatal care, care during the intra partum period, care during the process of delivery, care in the resuscitation techniques employed or lack of care in the neonatal period, you may want to consider making a birth injury compensation claim.
There are a number of reasons why complications with the delivery may occur – many of them are overcome with professional medical attention. However, sometimes the health of both the mother and the baby are compromised by medical negligence in instances where the umbilical cord compresses and gets trapped, or the foetus becomes distressed, and the attending obstetrician or midwife fails to deal with the emergency situation adequately.
A birth injury compensation claim can be a complex and lengthy case to pursue. As well as being based on medical opinion, judgment in a birth injury compensation claim may depend on how well the argument of medical negligence is presented and communicated to the Court. In addition, a lot of background work is needed when making a birth injury compensation claim – this work can be undertaken and processed more quickly by our experienced solicitors on your behalf.
If you or your child has suffered a birth injury during a delivery or in the immediate aftermath, our solicitors will be able to advise you on the best course of action to take. They will discuss with you the circumstances surrounding you or your child’s birth injury, and determine whether there is a birth injury compensation claim which is worth your while to pursue.
We can offer you practical and accurate advice. You are under no obligation to act on our advice. We guarantee discretion and that our service is strictly confidential.
At McMahon Goldrick Solicitors we understand that no amount of compensation can ever replace the damage that may have been caused by a birth injury, but with a successful birth injury compensation claim, we believe that you will at least have the funds for adequate support and financial stability.
