Case studies

Our claimant’s case was that a large piece of retained placenta was negligently missed during her daughter’s birth by caesarean section. The failure to detect and remove it resulted in continuing bleeding and pain over the next few days, an emergency return to theatre, a delayed discharge home from hospital, a very distressing readmission to hospital, and significant psychological symptoms.

A young woman has been awarded damages following the failure of an NHS trust to appropriately manage her miscarriage, which saw her suffer a traumatic incident involving severe vaginal haemorrhaging and extreme abdominal pain, resulting in a psychiatric injury.

Our clinical negligence specialists represented a young woman who had a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, particularly in her left fallopian tube, and who attended hospital with a suspected ectopic pregnancy.

Penningtons Manches Cooper’s medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a woman who suffered complications caused by the insertion of a transvaginal tape.

A young woman has been awarded substantial damages following failings in her maternity care during and after labour at Royal Preston Hospital (part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).