Birth Injury Claims

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Birth Injury Claims

When accidents occur during pregnancy or birth, making a birth injury claim is an important step. These injuries can have a traumatic long-term impact on you and your child, and contacting a birth injury solicitor can help you obtain the support and compensation you deserve.

At JMW, our birth injury lawyers are hugely experienced in helping families affected by medical negligence to make successful claims for compensation. We can provide the advice you require at each stage of the claims process, giving you the best possible chance of a positive outcome.

JMW has helped countless families who have been through - and may still be going through - a very difficult time. We understand how complex the birth injury claims process can be, and will work to make it as stress-free as possible; we can also represent you on a no win, no fee basis to ensure there is no financial risk for you.

To speak to the experts at JMW about a birth injury compensation claim, simply call us on 0345 872 6666 or complete our online enquiry form and we will call you back to discuss the next steps to take.

How JMW Can Help

At JMW, our experienced team understands how upsetting it is for all concerned when this kind of injury occurs. Our sympathetic approach makes dealing with birth injury claims as hassle-free as possible for you in what we know is a very difficult time.

Our clinical negligence team is among the most experienced in the country when it comes to helping people to secure the compensation they deserve. 

The birth injury solicitors at JMW are approachable, friendly, and entirely dedicated to getting the best results for you. We will guide you through each part of the birth injury claims process and provide clear and comprehensive legal advice at all times.

We have won many multi-million pound settlements for our clients and the team, headed by leading medical negligence lawyer Eddie Jones, includes members of the Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) solicitors panel and members of the Law Society's specialist panel for clinical negligence solicitors.

Where appropriate, we are able to take on cases on a no win, no fee arrangement, which means you are not placing yourself at any risk financially should your claim prove unsuccessful.


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Types of Birth Injuries

Birth injuries can be truly devastating for all involved, often not only affecting the baby and sometimes the mother, but also creating serious consequences for all members of the family and other loved ones.

These types of injury can take many forms, and some can result in life-changing illnesses and conditions. At JMW, we support clients in making birth injury claims across a wide range of areas, including:

Making a Birth Injury Claim

Making a birth injury compensation claim is most commonly associated with hospitals, but it is not restricted to this environment and can involve other settings, such as in the home and in birth centres.

Birth centres are small maternity units that aim to provide a more 'homely' and less 'clinical' atmosphere, and are sometimes preferred by women who wish to give birth without medical intervention. Typically staffed by midwives, birth centres aim to encourage calmness and help patients feel in control, which should ultimately lead to a more straightforward birth. As with all birthing environments, birth centres are not without risks and there is always the possibility of something going wrong - especially if a medical professional behaves negligently.

When accidents occur during pregnancy or birth, the results are often traumatic and long-term, and those supervising the birth could be held accountable, particularly if complications were missed by those present or they failed to carry out procedures in line with their duty of care to patients. The person responsible might be the midwife, obstetrician or attending doctor. You might also be able to make a claim if your midwife or doctor failed to treat you correctly or did not spot symptoms of a condition that developed during your pregnancy.

Our solicitors can also help you claim compensation to cover the cost of surrogacy as a result of the negligence you have endured.

JMW's team of solicitors helps families affected by medical professionals whose negligence has caused an injury to a baby or mother. If you need help making a birth injury compensation claim, take advantage of a free initial assessment of your case by getting in touch today.

NHS Birth Experience Survey

In 2019, we conducted a survey investigating women's experience of giving birth in an NHS hospital. Participants answered a variety of questions including how involved they felt in making decisions regarding their labour and birth, what their quality of care was like, and whether they felt they received sufficient mental health support.

Click on the image to download the full results of the survey.

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If you believe your family has suffered because of birth injury negligence, speak to the expert solicitors at JMW for help and advice about what to do next. We are passionate, professional and approachable, and can help you determine the next steps to take on your birth injury claim.

Call us on 0345 872 6666 or complete our online enquiry form, which will allow us to give you a call back at a suitable time.

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