Case studies

• Successful claim for injury caused by use of non-dissolvable sutures to repair vaginal tear sustained during childbirth
  We have successfully settled a claim for a young mother who sustained a second-degree tear during the birth of her baby, which was erroneously sutured with non-dissolvable suture material.
• Maternal autonomy in childbirth: settlement for excruciating suturing ordeal following vaginal delivery
  We settled a case for a client who suffered a devastating experience following the birth of her baby daughter. She had a vaginal delivery, during which she sustained extensive vaginal tearing.
• Settlement achieved for mother following mismanaged shoulder dystocia during child’s birth
  We have recently settled a claim against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after our client suffered a psychological injury arising from the distressing nature of her daughter’s birth, complicated by shoulder dystocia.
• Medication error during labour leads to emergency caesarean
  We secured compensation of £14,000 for a 26 year old woman in respect of the physical and emotional distress she suffered as a result of complications during the birth of her first child.
• Brain damage due to attempts to disimpact the fetal head following a delay in delivery
  Our client sustained a traumatic brain injury during their delivery and, in particular, during attempts to disimpact the fetal head.
• Claim settled for brain injured mother following failure to prescribe medication after her caesarean
  We recently settled a claim against Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after our client received an insufficient dosage of anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication shortly after giving birth via caesarean section.
• Delay in diagnosing hip dysplasia in young child
  We have represented a young girl in her clinical negligence claim, which arose from a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her dislocated hips at birth.
• Child's asphyxia from blocked ventilation tube
  Our client was nine days old when he suffered asphyxia because a ventilation tube became blocked, starving him of oxygen and causing permanent brain damage.
• Brachial plexus injuries
  Brachial plexus injuries can arise during birth, where excessive force or incorrect manoeuvres are applied to try to deliver a baby whose shoulder may be obstructed, preventing delivery.
• Child's brain damage from excessive glucose
  Our client suffered congenital abnormalities as a result of which he had to undergo extensive surgery shortly following his birth. The surgery itself proceeded smoothly, but after his discharge our client developed necrotising entercolitis for which he had to be readmitted.

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