Any sort of birth trauma or injury is hugely distressing. First4Lawyers is here to help you and your family through a difficult time.
Childbirth is one of the most important milestones in a person’s life. When it goes wrong and someone is hurt, it can be utterly devastating. That’s why it’s possible to make a traumatic birth compensation claim for the medical negligence you’ve suffered.
A birth trauma could be an injury you or your loved one suffers while giving birth or it could be an injury to the baby being born.
This could be a less serious injury that requires minimal treatment or it could be the sort of injury that results in lifelong care being needed. Examples of childbirth injuries include:
We understand how distressing birth trauma can be. But we’re here to help you. We work with expert birth injury lawyers who could help you access any medical treatment or home modifications you need as part of your claim.
If you think you have a claim, just get in touch with First4Lawyers. Our understanding and compassionate advisors will take some details from you and let you know whether we think you have a claim.
In cases where we think you have a claim, we’ll match you to one of our specialist solicitors. They will then take over the management of your claim. If we don’t think you have a claim, we’ll let you know what your options are and where you could go for more help.
Your solicitor will then discuss your claim with you and let you know if you do have a strong claim. If they think you do, they’ll then put a case together. This will compile evidence and expert assessments.
They will then present this to the other side. They will negotiate with them to get you the compensation you deserve for the trauma you’ve experienced.
If your baby was delivered by the NHS, a body called NHS Resolution will handle your claim. They have a separate budget to the NHS, so your claim will not directly affect the NHS’s finances. If you are claiming against a private healthcare provider, their insurer will be responsible for your compensation.
The amount of compensation you could be entitled to will depend on the specific birth injury you or your child suffered. The severity of the injury and how long it is expected to last will have an impact on how much you could be awarded.
Our medical negligence claims calculator could give you an idea of what you might be entitled to in general damages.
But don’t forget that you are also entitled to special damages for a successful personal injury claim. These cover any financial impact the birth injury has had on you.
This could be a loss of earnings if you had to stop working. It could also cover any home or vehicle modifications or any mobility aids you or your child need.
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In England and Wales, our specialist medical negligence solicitors will usually be able to take on your birth injury claim on a No Win No Fee basis.
That leaves you free to focus on your recovery or helping your child feel better, rather than thinking about paying for legal action.
You also have nothing to pay if your claim is not successful. That means there is no financial risk involved in making a claim – while you could gain a more comfortable life for you or your child.
Only pay a fee if you receive compensation
Our No Win No Fee solicitors will take a success fee from the compensation you are awarded for a successful claim in the form of a percentage of your damages. This could be up to 25% but it won't be more than that, except in cases of road traffic accidents. Changing laws mean our solicitors will now take a payment of 30% of the final compensation amount plus VAT for all road traffic accident claims.
First4Lawyers are an award-winning claims management company with a track record of delivering service that our clients love.
In most cases, you’ll have three years to make a compensation claim after a birth accident. It’s always advisable to begin your claim as soon as possible, though.
This is because you could find it easier to remember the details of what happened and it could be more straightforward to access certain pieces of evidence.
You may have longer than three years to begin your claim, though. This is allowed in cases where you didn’t realise that the negligence you suffered during childbirth caused the injury or illness you or your baby suffered.
In this situation, you will have three years from the date you were made aware of the cause to make a claim. But if you’re not sure about timeframes and whether you can still make a claim, just get in touch with the First4Lawyers team.
If you have suffered from a birth injury, you might not be the only one. There have been several stories in the news about substandard care on maternity wards and the harm done to mothers and babies.
By making a claim, you could help a hospital realise that there is a problem. This could give them the chance to fix what’s wrong, which could then stop the same thing happening to others.
The birth injury compensation you could be awarded can also go a long way towards helping your recovery or making your child’s life more comfortable.
If you think you have a birth injury claim, just get in touch to find out how First4Lawyers and our expert solicitors could help you.
We understand the sensitivities around making claims like these. That’s why we will never pressure you into doing anything. We’ll work entirely to your schedule and move at your pace.
Give us a call or start your claim online. You don’t have to go through this alone.
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