Successful birth injury compensation claim for mother of twins

Here at YouClaim we deal with a variety of medical negligence claims and are particular experts when it comes to birth injury compensation. We have helped parents and children to claim the compensation that they deserve after sustaining life-changing birth injuries and we are sure that we can help you to.

In May 2005 we spoke to the 29-year-old mother of twins who sustained a birth injury during delivery at a hospital in her home county of Nottinghamshire. She was distraught, still suffering a lot of pain and concerned about her family's financial situation after the accident and contacted us to see if we could help her to get compensation.

The mother-to-be didn't know that she was going to have twins before she arrived in the delivery room and was examined by the obstetrician. She was also told that she would have to have an episiotomy, a surgical incision made through the perineum to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth, as her obstetrician could see that she was going to get into difficulties with the first child.

This procedure is ordinarily fine and thousands of women undergo it every year, however, on this occasion the surgeon made an error in judgement. The woman proceeded to give birth but was passing a lot of blood. Having witnessed his wife give birth before, her husband was concerned with the amount of blood but when he mentioned this to a member of medical staff he was told not to worry' and that it was perfectly normal'.

As it turned out, so much bleeding was not normal'. The surgeon had nicked a blood vessel and failed to notice that the mother was losing a substantial amount of blood. It was a miracle that she did not lose consciousness while she was pushing. What's more, after the woman had given birth, the surgeon went on to carry out her suturing incorrectly, causing her to also develop an infection.

It took the Nottinghamshire woman around three months to recover, meaning that she missed out on some valuable bonding time with her new babies and that her husband had to take extended paternity leave to care for his wife and children. This left the couple very short of money and paying the mortgage was becoming a struggle, and providing for another baby made things even more difficult.

After hearing about the ordeal that the pair had been through, a friend of the husband's mother recommended that the 29-year-old should make a no win, no fee claim for birth injury compensation.

The young woman was reluctant at first as she didn't want to undergo any more stress or pay out for any extra expenses. But after visiting our website and having a chat to one of our personal injury claim advisors who told her that she wouldn't have to pay a penny to anyone at any time and that the claims process would be completely hassle-free, she was convinced otherwise.

We assessed her claim and then put her in touch with a personal injury solicitor from our panel who talked her through each stage and fought to get her the most compensation available. It was found that the surgeon who carried out her episiotomy as well as her sutures had made a clinical error and that her personal injuries were a direct result of his medical negligence, so she was awarded birth injury compensation accordingly.

Hassle free birth injury compensation
Have you been subject to a birth injury through no fault of your own? You could be in a position to make a no win, no fee claim, just like the lady described above and many other people who come to us each year.

You can make a claim for pain, suffering, distress, lost earnings, medical expenses and many other damages related to your personal injury and we make a promise to you that as well as working on a no win, no fee basis, we won't charge you a penny for our services, regardless of the outcome of your case.

All you have to do to set your claim in motion is contact us for free today. There are several ways in which you can do this talk to us via e-chat, send us a call back request so that we can get back to you at the time that's best for you, fill in an online claim form or give us a call on 0800 10 757 95. Experts in resolving birth injury compensation claims, we are ready to help anyone in need.