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Although giving birth is a perfectly natural procedure, a wide range of medical complications can result in a birth accident if they are not predicted accurately and/or treated accordingly, taking account of both the mother's and foetus' individual bodies and related potential for problems.
Any mother who has an underlying medical condition before becoming pregnant should be given special ante natal care in order to minimise the risks of her baby being harmed or dying as a result of the problem and, of course, this is usually the case with the NHS offering a range of sophisticated services and monitoring.
Most parents know that is advisable to give up smoking cigarettes, to curb alcohol consumption and eat a healthy diet in order to give the baby the best chance of arriving safely. Although these aspects of lifestyle may be modified in the short-term fairly easily during pregnancy, health professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about obese and overweight mothers.
Researchers have found these women are one-third more likely to give birth early with all its attendant difficulties, such as the birth having to be induced or delivery by caesarean section, thus increasing the risk of a birth injury or the need for specialist treatment of a small premature baby born with problems.
Apart from risks of the early deliveries, heavy mothers are most likely to suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes, both of which need careful management by doctors to minimise the dangers to the long-term health of the mother and the unborn child.
Gestational diabetes can lead to an increased risk of a mother producing an exceptionally large baby and so will normally be offered delivery by caesarean but, as with any operation, this has some potential disadvantages.
A woman's blood pressure should be measured regularly throughout a pregnancy because high readings may be a symptom of the condition pre-eclampsia, which causes protein to leak from the kidneys into the urine, leading to an increased chance of having a stroke, damage to the kidneys and liver and an increased risk of blood clots.
The risks to the baby are an increased chance of poor growth and stillbirth. If the high blood pressure was present before conception or develops early on in the pregnancy, the baby may have to be delivered very early in order to protect the mother's health but then there is a greater chance of injury during birth.
Birth accident specialist lawyers at YouClaim
Obstetric medical professionals should to be fully aware of the possibility of health complications developing for all the mothers and fetuses under their care but if a mother's condition has been misdiagnosed or poorly treated and a birth accident results, there may be a need to consult a lawyer who specialises in personal injury.
Depending on the severity and circumstances of the accident, if it has resulted from the neglect or actions of a doctor, midwife or nurse, then a claim for compensation for pain or distress caused to the parents and baby may be appropriate.
With YouClaim's sympathetic and experienced solicitors to advise and guide, parents can be assured of the best possible attention and representation should they decide to proceed with a potential damages claim.
You are guaranteed that all expenses will be kept to a minimum and that 100% of any compensation won will be given to you without deduction after a legal case is settled.
If you are unsure about the merits of a potential birth accident claim, why not pick up the phone and call free on 0800 757 95 and speak to one of our helpful legal advisers.
