Birth injury and maternity claims solicitors

About birth and maternity claims

Injuries that happen during birth can lead to permanent neurological damage, psychological trauma, or physical complications for both the mother and baby.

This can have a life-changing impact; for the baby it can lead to life-long disability, cognitive delay or chronic health issues, and for the mother it can result in physical trauma, infertility, and emotional damage. These injuries are often complex and sometimes permanent, requiring specialist care, adapted housing, or therapy to manage the long-term symptoms.

We understand the complex legalities surrounding birth and maternity claims, and the issues caused by negligence, to help secure the financial compensation needed for long-term care.

Guided by purpose, we champion justice, dignity, and equity, ensuring every person has the support they need to navigate life’s legal challenges with confidence and care.

How our birth and maternity injury lawyers can help

Our team of medical negligence solicitors understand how difficult making a birth or maternity injury claim can be. If you have suffered negligence during maternity or birth, we are here to give you all the support you need in getting the compensation deserved to finance specialist care.

From neonatal therapies to essential home modifications, birth and maternity negligence claims are able to provide the financial security needed for future care. We help you move forward by securing the compensation required for lifelong rehabilitation, covering lost income, or funding private psychological support so that both you and your child have the resources needed to thrive.

We aim to make the claim process as simple as we can. As experts in birth and maternity injury, our lawyers have in-depth knowledge of complex medical issues caused by clinical negligence in birth or maternity settings. We exist to empower individuals through accessible, ethical, and compassionate medical negligence legal services that create lasting impact.

Your key concerns about birth and maternity claims

Navigating a birth or maternity claim can be a deeply emotional experience, as the process often requires you to revisit painful memories. We know the personal toll this may take, and are here to support you with care.

You may also have concerns around the cost of claiming, and how long the process may take. Our medical negligence team can help you navigate any upfront costs, such as offering transparent information and funding options. Legal aid can also be available for birth injury situations.

Birth injury cases, especially those involving long-term disabilities like cerebral palsy, can be lengthy. Quite often, the full extent of a child’s needs may not be known until they are older. We have experience in dealing with complex birth injury cases, and can offer insight and advice into how claims work and the options available to you for pursuing your claim.

Birth injury

Birth injury claims can provide a financial safety net for children who have suffered avoidable harm during labour or delivery, such as Cerebral Palsy, Erb’s Palsy, or brain damage from hypoxia (oxygen loss). These types of injuries often result in permanent disability.

If you or a loved one have suffered an injury at birth, we can, if successful in a claim, help you get the compensation needed to ensure you can live independently and that complex needs will be met throughout your entire life. This includes funding for 24-hour specialist care, intensive physical and occupational therapies, and necessary home adaptations or specialised vehicles.

Maternity compensation

When a mother experiences medical negligence during childbirth, the impact can be devastating. Maternity claims are a way that you can access the care you need to heal, providing funds for specialist corrective surgeries for physical injuries or private, long-term trauma therapy for conditions like birth-related PTSD.

Maternity claims can also offer financial security if you’ve had to take extra time off work or need private childcare and help around the home while you focus on your recovery and regaining your quality of life.