Birth Injuries to the Child

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When a baby suffers a birth injury, it can be distressing for both the newborn infant and for the parents.  Every baby should be delivered safely, with medical professionals on hand to make sure the process is carried out efficiently.  Unfortunately this is not always the case and children sometimes sustain birth injuries.

If your child has been injured at birth and you think the injury could have been avoided, we would like to hear from you.  At Darbys, we have specialist medical negligence solicitors who have years of experience in this field.  Please get in touch with us today on 0800 524 4349 or you can fill in our contact form.

Common Birth Injuries to Babies

Birth injuries to the baby include:

•    Cerebral Palsy - damage to the motor control centres in the brain, which impairs control of movement
•    Stillbirth and neonatal death - dead at birth or within the first 28 days
•    Brachial plexus injury (Erb's palsy) - damage to the nerves near the neck that control the arm
•    Skull and limb fracture
•    Facial scarring
•    Soft tissue injury

Whether injuries are temporary or long term, they are upsetting for the baby and for the parents.  If the cause of these injuries was medical negligence, we urge you to contact us today and seek the legal advice you need to take your claim forward. 

Make a Medical Negligence Claim Today

Our medical negligence solicitors are highly experienced in dealing with birth injury claims.  If you are considering making a compensation claim of this kind, we would like to hear from you today.  You can either fill in our contact form or call us on 0800 524 4349.  We look forward to hearing from you.