MEDM-Birth Injury Claims

The birth of a child should be a time of happiness, excitement and celebration. Sadly, when negligent mistakes are made by medical professionals the result is pain, heartache and frustration for parents and the wider family.

If negligent mistakes are made by medical professionals during the birth of a child, this could lead to injuries being sustained by either mother and/or baby. Our birth injury medical negligence specialists can provide you with the expert advice needed to determine whether you have a birth injury negligence claim or not and offer guidance on what you should do next.

What we can offer

Free initial advice and guidance;
No win, no fee when appropriate;
Access to expert advice and reports on your claim;
Access to financial advice, together with welfare and benefits advice;
Access to leading barristers based nationally; and
Access to ongoing clinical rehabilitation/treatment.

We can help with your claim

At Hugh James we believe in providing excellent client care by keeping clients informed at each stage of their medical negligence case. We have assisted many people with their birth injury compensation. Our initial assessment of your clinical negligence claim is free of charge. If our solicitors advise that you have a potential claim for negligence compensation we will act to gather the relevant employment and medical evidence to build your case. We have access to the best specialist medical experts to enable us to obtain evidence of past and possible future needs to ensure that you are adequately compensated for the injury you or your baby has suffered.

We treat every client with sensitivity and care, whilst aiming at the same time to deliver results including the highest financial settlement possible.

Your legal questions answered

Our recent settlements

Spina Bifida misdiagnosis case

Partner Rhian Parsons recovered £700,000 for a London mother whose child was born with spina bifida where the condition should have been diagnosed during the pregnancy. The money enabled the family to buy a house and funded equipment which the child needed.

Loss of a baby after birth

The team recovered £60,000 for Cardiff parents who lost their child shortly after it was born. There was a negligent delay in delivering the baby which, if avoided, would have resulted in the baby surviving. The compensation recovered was for the bereavement award, psychiatric injuries as well as loss of earnings.

Cerebral Palsy due to a birth injury

Our client has recently settled a clinical negligence claim on behalf of their son, who’s been diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to a birth injury.

Talking about their traumatic birth, the father said, “His injury was at birth. There was no indication of anything prior to that. It was very much in the final stages of labour. It all went drastically downhill very quickly in that final moment. Something wasn’t right around the whole experience.

After realising that there may have been a fault in the care and delivery, Mum and Dad wanted to see how they could make a change so someone else didn’t have to go through this and contacted the Hugh James specialist Medical Negligence.

Rhian Davies, Partner in the Medical Negligence team said, “we were able to achieve a seven-figure lump sum together with substantial periodical payments for the claimant. The settlement brings about a peace of mind for his parents who are now satisfied that his best interests will be able to be looked after long term.

Medical negligence cases are subject to time limits, and it is best to contact a solicitor as early as possible to ensure your case can be dealt with. Generally the time limit for a medical negligence case is three years from the date the treatment took place or the date you were made aware that something had gone wrong. These rules can be extremely complex and varied, and a lawyer will be able to check which time limit applies to you after some initial investigations. In some cases time limits can be extended.

We strive to ensure that any funding arrangements are appropriate for the case and our client. Public funding is no longer available for medical negligence cases except in the case of children who have suffered a birth injury. Where possible we will offer a no win, no fee agreement.

There may be alternative ways of funding your case which are more appropriate and we will advise you of this as part of our initial assessment of your case.

At Hugh James we believe in providing excellent client care by keeping clients informed at each stage of their medical negligence case. Our initial assessment of your clinical negligence claim is free of charge. If our solicitors advise that you have a potential claim for negligence compensation we will act to gather the relevant employment and medical evidence to build your case.

We can help claim compensation for:

Excessive use of vacuum extraction;
Failure to detect a prolapsed umbilical cord reducing oxygen supply;
Failure to diagnose and treat jaundice or meningitis;
Failure to perform a caesarean section in the presence of foetal distress;
Failure to plan a caesarean section for a potentially large birth weight;
Failure to recognize and treat seizures following delivery;
Failure to respond to the mother’s high blood pressure or toxaemia;
Improper use of delivery forceps;
Leaving the child in the birth canal too long causing a lack of oxygen to the brain; and
Not responding to changes in the foetal heart rate.

Next steps

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Birth Injury Compensation Claims