Birth injuries during pregnancy

A number of complications can arise during pregnancy and result in injury to both mother and baby.

Common issues involving personal injury to the mother include:

• Delays in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. 
• Maternal death/ brain injury due to hypertensive disease/ haemorrhage.
• Uterine rupture due to inappropriate use of oxytocinon/ trial of scar. 
• Inadequate repair of tears of the perineum/ anal sphincter at the time of delivery resulting in fistulas and faecal incontinence.
• Maternal diabetes and gestational diabetes.

Common issues involving personal injury to the mother and baby include:

• Failure to manage/diagnose pre eclampsia can result in death or serious injury.

If you feel that you or your baby have suffered a birth injury then talk to our birth injury lawyers confidentially on 0800 834 252.