What is birthing injury compensation?
If your pregnancy or childbirth resulted in permanent injuries to you or your child due to incorrect medical advice or treatment by a doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital, you may be eligible to claim for birth injury malpractice. You can also make a birth injury claim on behalf of a child through LHD Lawyers, which will be managed by the child’s parent, guardian or trustee.
What types of childbirth complications can I make a birthing injury claim for?
Some of the most common childbirth complications that can result in claims include:
- Injury to you by medical practitioners failing to recognise serious emergency conditions
- Injury to you by the poor management of postpartum haemorrhage
- Injury to you due to the failure to recognise the extent of a vaginal tear
- Injury to you due to failure to manage preeclampsia after delivery
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Stephen Morgan
Special Counsel
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Works across ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC, WA
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