Birth Injury Claims

Birth Injury Solicitors

If something goes wrong during childbirth, Osbornes Law can help. Our birth injury solicitors are experts in the field of medical negligence and secure multi-million-pound settlements for birth injuries that were caused by improper care.

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  • “Stephanie Prior is the leading spokesperson on the high profile maternity scandal cases involving many NHS Trusts.”

  • “Her level of detail in dealing with cases is forensic.”

Birth Injuries Claims

This page will explain to you the process of bringing a claim for birth injuries caused by medical negligence. You will learn more about the birth injury lawyers at Osbornes, and why choosing experienced birth injury solicitors with the right knowledge and understanding can help get the compensation you deserve.

Birth injury compensation claims handled compassionately

At Osbornes Law, we fight hard to get birth-injured children and mothers the best care, advocacy and support. We are proud to work with charities that support injured patients and their families. These include Action Against Medical Accidents, Headway, The Brain Injury Group and Spinal Injuries Association.

Have the best birth injury claims team on your side

With nearly 50 years of experience, our expert birth injury lawyers have secured clients multi-million compensation settlements for birth-injured children and mothers. We understand the devastating effects a birth injury can have on the whole family. We can help you prove that a medical mistake happened, and secure compensation to cover the costs of any treatment, rehabilitation, and home adaptations you may need.

We specialise in serious and often complex birth injury claims including cerebral palsy, stillbirth, Erb’s Palsy claims, Spina Bifida, Miscarriage Misdiagnosis, Birth Injuries to Mothers, Group B Streptococcus Claims, and Pregnancy Negligence Claims. Working hand-in-hand with you and your child’s support team, we can help signpost you to charities, groups and medical practitioners who can provide life-changing services to support your child’s future. Our job is to make sure you have access to the best therapists and care packages to help protect your family’s quality of life.

Why Choose Osbornes Law as Your Birth Injury Solicitor

We can make a difference. Birth injury claims can be complex. For more than 40 years, our firm has specialised in complex birth injury claims, focusing our efforts on achieving life-changing compensation awards for our birth-injured clients and their families.

We are widely recognised as being at the top of our profession, achieving consistent top rankings by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for our reputation as specialists in this field.

We work primarily on a No Win, No Fee basis, which makes it easier for everyone to pursue their rights. If your claim is successful, we will deduct our fee from the compensation you receive at the end of your claim.

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    • Stephanie Prior is head of the clinical negligence department at Osbornes Law. She acts on a wide range of issues, including claims for brain injuries sustained at birth and delays in diagnosis. She frequently represents clients in fatal claims involving surgical error.

      Chambers UK 2023

    • "Stephanie Prior is the leading spokesperson on the high profile maternity scandal cases involving many NHS Trusts."

      Legal 500 2023

    • Stephanie has developed a particularly strong reputation for her handling of birth injury claims, as well as cases concerning surgical negligence and delays in surgery.

      Chambers UK

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