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To have one child affected by Erbs palsy is distressing enough, but to have a second child suffer the same birth injury in the same health centre would appear to be negligent on the part of the hospital and the healthcare professionals concerned.
An American woman who suffered from gestational diabetes, a serious childbirth risk factor, alleges that her care and the births of her two sons, in 2006 and 2007 respectively, were mismanaged from antenatal stage right through to the second delivery.
In a sworn affidavit the mother said, "In both cases their shoulders became stuck after the head was delivered. In both cases excessive force was used to deliver the babies, resulting in Erbs palsy."
Preventing Erbs palsy
The mother's medical negligence solicitor claims that the hospital could have prevented the shoulder dystocia suffered by the infants by offering the mother a Caesarean section or other delivery methods.
Some methods that can be used if the risk of birth injury is high are:
Claiming compensation for Erbs palsy birth injury
Unfortunately for this mother a one-year deadline for the filing of lawsuits meant that she may have missed the chance to claim medical negligence compensation for both of her sons.
She said, "Having injured both of my children, the [hospital] put an enormous burden on me as a new mother. I have not had time to consider lawsuits and I was concerned that a lawsuit might affect the quality of my children's ongoing care."
At YouClaim we understand the burden associated with caring for an injured newborn and the emotional stress and anxiety that accompanies a medical negligence claim. Our specialist birth injury solicitors are highly successful and have many years of experience in this field, yet they are sensitive to the issues surrounding such a claim and will act with understanding of your particular situation at all times.
Whilst the complexities of birth injury medical negligence claims prevent us from stating that you will not be charged any legal fees, we assure you that we will advise you of any charges before you commit to them and in a won case we will always reimburse you.
If you wish to discuss an Erbs palsy compensation claim, please call our free and confidential helpline now on 0800 10 757 95, or request a more convenient time when we can call you back. Alternatively, fill in the online claim form and we will look into your compensation claim before we call you to discuss it further. Above all, at YouClaim we are here to help.
