What are Birth Injuries?
Injuries to an infant during the birth process are categorised as birth trauma or birth inujry.Unacceptable obstetric treatment during a birth or poor diagnosis of a baby’s medical condition often lead to catastrophic injuries. While these injuries can be as a consequence of several causes, many are due to preeventable errors and/or medical negligence on the part of obstetric doctors or midwives.
We have represented many clients who have suffered due to medical malpractice. Our birth injury medical negligence experience covers a range of cases. These include:
Problems not detected during pregnancy
Failure to detect serious abnormalities pre birth
Negligently handled births
Errors during ante-natal care
Injury or death due to medical instruments, anaesthetics or inadequate suturing
What can you do if your Child has suffered a Birth Injury?
Frequent birth injuries include fractured bones, brain injury and nerve damage. If there are medical complications during labour and delivery this can lead to a wide variety of problems. Induced or operative delivery are more likely to cause birth injuries than a natural birth.
If you feel your child has suffered a birth injury due to medical negligence please phone us at 01 8744 422 or fill in our online inquiry form and a client care executive will be in contact with you.
All our client care executives are non-lawyers with a considerable track record of helping people through the many difficult issues that arise during the process of a medical negligence claim. They will also organise an appointment with an experienced medical negligence solicitor.
Useful Links
How to File a Complaint to the HSE
Royal College of Physicians Ireland
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
The Cochrane Collaboration - They work together to help healthcare practitioners, policy-makers, patients, their advocates and carers, make well-informed decisions about health care, by preparing, updating, and promoting the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews
An Bord Altranais, Nursing Board
Miscarraige Association of Ireland
Feileacain (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland, SANDAI)
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists U.K.
Midwives Information and Resource Service U.K.
Department of Health and Children
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