Pregnancy and maternal injury compensation claims
Our medical negligence solicitors pursue compensation claims for mothers injured as a result of pregnancy or birth and for those who have tragically lost babies.
Although most families find pregnancy and childbirth to be a positive experience, sadly things do sometimes go wrong and in some cases this is due to substandard care. Our work covers a wide range of issues including:
- errors in antenatal screening and scanning
- physical injuries to mothers during pregnancy or delivery
- stillbirths or neonatal deaths
Please see our separate sections on cerebral palsy claims and birth injury claims if you are looking for information about injuries suffered by babies during delivery.
Our expertise in pregnancy and maternal injury claims
We have a large and experienced team of lawyers, led by 10 partners with assistance from other skilled solicitors, a nurse and a qualified midwife, all specialising solely in medical negligence. We have an in depth knowledge of claims arising from pregnancy, maternal injury and stillbirth or neonatal death.
We use the best independent medical experts and barristers and no case is too unusual. With our experience we are able to focus on the most important medical and evidential issues from the outset. We will achieve the best possible outcome in your claim.
We're here to help
We are often approached by families devastated that their pregnancy or delivery has not had the outcome they wanted. They are concerned that events during the pregnancy or delivery may have caused or contributed to the injuries that have occurred. We recognise that the cost to patients of negligent medical treatment is not just physical and financial but also psychological. We also recognise that patients find it difficult to come forward about a claim arising from medical treatment.
Cases of this type are often very traumatic and our team have great experience working with families in these situations. Often an important part of the claim is the psychological injury suffered by members of the family following such events. We also realise that preventing other people from having to go through similar experiences is important to many of our clients.
We are consulted by clients across England and Wales and we are always prepared to visit you if this is more convenient for you. It is important to us to meet with to our clients so you feel comfortable with your solicitor and so your solicitor gets to know you and can better understand your individual needs.
Through other specialist teams within the firm we can help you secure all the assistance that you are entitled to and ensure that any compensation will be managed in the most advantageous way possible. You can find further information about the different ways we can help you in our related services.
You can read about some of the clients we have been able to help in our medical negligence success stories.
Recently our medical negligence solicitors have won compensation for the following pregnancy and maternal injury claims:
- failure to diagnose Down's syndrome during pregnancy - £1.5m
- ruptured symphysis pubis during delivery - £465,000
Making a pregnancy or maternal injury compensation claims
For free, expert advice on making a medical negligence claim, click here or call us free on 0800 0382 382. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
If you want to provide some details to us in advance, why not let us assess your claim now.
