Birth Injury Cases

Medical negligence cases arising from birth injuries generally occur due to complications during delivery of a child or the negligent actions of health care professionals prior to the delivery of a child. Problems not detected during pregnancy often include a failure to detect serious abnormalities pre-birth, negligently handled births, or mistakes made during ante-natal care.

The most common birth related injuries our team at Berwick Solicitors assist our clients with include:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Erbs Palsy
• Birth Asphyxia
• Forceps and Vacuum Extractor Injuries
• Traumatic birth Injuries
• Neonatal birth Injuries

How can we help you?

We at Berwick Solicitors have handled many cases involving birth injuries. With over thirty years’ experience in the area of medical negligence, we have dedicated Solicitors that specialise in medical malpractice (medical negligence) to guide you through this process, to assist you reach the best outcome for your medical negligence case.

To bring a case of medical negligence arising from birth injuries, a medical expert report must be obtained. That expert must prove that an error was made either prior to, at or post birth and that the injury has arisen as a direct consequence.

Please note that we meet with clients for medical negligence claims throughout Ireland.