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Although in many cases the diagnosis of a birth injury is made within a few days or weeks of the trauma, sometimes it can be years before a condition is fully recognised and a subsequent birth injury compensation claim begun.
One of the longest-running cases involved a boy who was brain damaged at birth through not being ventilated properly, but his parents did not discover he was suffering from cerebral palsy until he was 13 months old and they did not begin a legal action until he was three.
The boy, from the Wigan area, was aged 14 before the NHS trust, which supervised the hospital where he was born, settled the clinical negligence claim before it went to court
His condition was the result of not being ventilated properly and suffering hypocarbia, a lack of carbon dioxide in the blood which subsequently caused brain damage. He was also given ten times the recommended dose of morphine at the hospital.
The result of the parents' 11-year-battle was a £4.6m damages award which they said would enable him to be cared for throughout his life, but they were angry it had taken the health authorities so long to admit the medical negligence during which time they had coped with looking after the boy's needs.
The case illustrates the importance of obtaining specialist advice from a medical negligence solicitor at the earliest opportunity after a birth accident.
Most cases do not take this long to be resolved, but, as the variety of elements affecting the length of a birth injury compensation claim can vary hugely from case to case, that is a discussion which can only be had with a solicitor, and one that can never have a completely definite answer.
Appointing a YouClaim birth injury solicitor
While the duration of the case may be something that is, ultimately, impossible to be totally definite about, there are definite promises which can be made about a YouClaim solicitor.
From the moment you contact us, we will treat you with respect and sensitivity, ensuring you are always kept up to date with the progress and possibilities within your compensation claim, and always in plain English. We will endeavour to make the claim as fast as it can be without harming the case.
We will protect you from as much cost as possible, and you will always be warned of those which are unavoidable in good time. In a won case, we will claim these back as part of the final payment.
Whatever payment you receive will go to you; we offer a 100% compensation guarantee that assures you that we will take no cut from any award.
Our advisors are available on 0800 10 757 95, and can help you take the first steps towards a birth injury claim today. Alternatively, make use of our online services, which include an echat link and a callback form that will let you specify a time for us to ring you. Contact us now for free advice on how to start a claim for birth injury compensation.
