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A mother, as well as a baby, may be considered to be at risk of a birth injury during childbirth, and if she suffers personal injury as a result of negligence on the part of the medical professionals attending her, a compensation claim may be possible.
A 2007 incident demonstrates the tragedy that can arise when a mother needs high levels of medical attention, as an older mother having a caesarean delivery suffered a disastrous lack of oxygen while under general anaesthetic. Although the baby survived, the mother died two days later.
During the inquest hearing, it was alleged that this was the result of the anaesthetist failing to insert a breathing tube appropriately, despite making three attempts. When a consultant was brought in to assist, half an hour later, he re-inserted the tube, but the mother suffered a heart attack and massive brain injury from which she did not recover.
Not all cases are this serious, but wherever tragedies such as this, whether major or minor, can be demonstrated to result from doctors and surgeons providing substandard treatment, a good personal injury solicitor may be able to secure compensation.
Personal injury lawyers sensitive to the needs of birth injury sufferers
If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of a birth accident, you are likely to benefit from the sensitive and knowledgeable services that a YouClaim advisor can provide you with. We know how traumatic a period this can be for you, so we guarantee that your initial contact with us will be treated with sensitivity and in confidence, allowing you to simply explore the options that personal injury law sets out.
We will place no pressure on you to make any commitments or decisions, but if you do decide to pursue a birth accident claim we are ideally placed to bring you the no win, no fee solicitor best suited to the specifics of your case from our team of UK specialists.
All of the personal injury lawyers we work with are drawn from firms governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a branch of the Law Society, and all work under our 100 percent compensation guarantee - you will not face a cut being taken from any damages awarded to you in a won case.
Because medical cases bring unusual complexities, it is not always possible to promise that a case can be handled on an entirely free basis, but we can promise that even where there are costs to face, they will be minimised, they will not be a surprise, and we will strive to reclaim them.
For more information about ways in which we can help birth injury sufferers, please call 0800 10 757 95, complete an online claim form or chat with a specialist through our web-chat window.
