Cause of pregnancy and birth Injuries

When birth injuries occur, the causes can often be a result of: A failure to provide the mother with adequate antenatal screening and care A failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia Inappropriate use of forceps or ventouse resulting in damage to the baby or the mother The baby’s shoulder becomes stuck (shoulder dystocia) causing injury to the baby’s brachial plexus Delays in delivery causing the baby to be deprived of oxygen A failure to diagnose or treat low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) in the baby A failure to diagnose or treat jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus) in the baby

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Compensation for pregnancy and birth injuries

Pregnancy and birth Injuries can happen to either the mother or child before, during or after the delivery of the baby. Birth injuries can be life-changing and often very traumatic for the injured person and their family.

At Nelsons, our experienced team of medical negligence solicitors in Derby, Leicester and Nottingham investigate and successfully pursue birth injury claims for children and mothers injured during childbirth.

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How our solicitors can help with birth injury claims

We can advise and provide representation on claims involving various types of injuries sustained during childbirth, including but not limited to:

Cerebral palsy
Erb’s palsy
Stillbirth
Injuries to the baby whilst in the Neonatal Unit
Neonatal death
Damage to the mother’s pelvic area, bowel or bladder
Maternal death

When birth injuries occur, the causes can often be a result of:

A failure to provide the mother with adequate antenatal screening and care
A failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia
Inappropriate use of forceps or ventouse resulting in damage to the baby or the mother
The baby’s shoulder becomes stuck (shoulder dystocia) causing injury to the baby’s brachial plexus
Delays in delivery causing the baby to be deprived of oxygen
A failure to diagnose or treat low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) in the baby
A failure to diagnose or treat jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus) in the baby

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Why choose Nelsons to assist in making a birth injury claim?

Our expert team is recognised by The Law Society, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), Headway, The Foundation for Infant Loss Training, Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 for our work involving injured babies and children.
We are one of a few specialist firms that are still able to offer Legal Aid in cases involving babies and also provide no win, no fee services.
We have clients based all over the country and we are always happy to visit clients in hospitals or their own homes.
We instruct the most experienced independent medical experts, who will review your medical records and comment on the standard of care that you received and whether this was negligent in causing you injury. We use highly experienced barristers who we may instruct to work with us on your claim.
When it comes to valuing your claim we often instruct a number of independent experts who will comment on the nature and extent of your injuries, your future prognosis and your short and long-term needs.
Often in these cases, the Court will order that the injured person should receive a lump sum payment of compensation plus an amount each year (periodical payments) for the rest of their life, to ensure that their ongoing needs are met. We achieved what was believed at the time to be the highest award of periodical payments ever to be made by the NHS Litigation Authority to an injured patient in one such case.

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"Nelsons...has an experienced personal injury team that specialises in handling severe and catastrophic injury cases. The firm features on all appropriate and approved personal injury panels, including Headway...”

The Legal 500
"...The team is knowledgeable about a broad range of severe and catastrophic injuries on both the personal injury and clinical negligence fronts, including spinal and orthopaedic injuries..."

The Legal 500
"...Multi-party actions and inquest-related litigation are also areas where the group demonstrates a proven track record..."

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“Noteworthy team of clinical negligence practitioners with a proven track record in handling diverse and complicated mandates. Possesses particular experience in birth and spinal injuries with further skill in inquests and human rights issues.”

Chambers and Partners
"Professionals second to none’ and ‘the best in every aspect’, Nelsons...well-established Nottingham and Derby practice retains its market leading position in personal injury claimant work, and particularly, in the case of severe and catastrophic injuries..."

The Legal 500 2023
"Genuine caring compassionate, Nelsons are the best in every aspect – professionals second to none. A rare gem."

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"Nelsons provide a first class service for clinical negligence and personal injury at a reasonable cost compared to their competitors."

Referee feedback provided to The Legal 500 2024
"The team has some very experienced lawyers in the team and has a broad range of people so the team works well. They are experts in large complex brain injury and clinical cases..."

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"...They are very good indeed with clients and experts alike. They have good relations with the other side, which is most important."

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Pregnancy & Birth Injuries FAQS

Below, we have answered some frequently asked questions concerning pregnancy & birth injuries

Cause of pregnancy and birth Injuries
When birth injuries occur, the causes can often be a result of:
- A failure to provide the mother with adequate antenatal screening and care
- A failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia
- Inappropriate use of forceps or ventouse resulting in damage to the baby or the mother
- The baby’s shoulder becomes stuck (shoulder dystocia) causing injury to the baby’s brachial plexus
- Delays in delivery causing the baby to be deprived of oxygen
- A failure to diagnose or treat low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) in the baby
- A failure to diagnose or treat jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus) in the baby