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From time to time, most of us in our lifetime need the expertise of a lawyer. Women who suffer from bowel incontinence after childbirth may wish to discuss their circumstances with a law firm with expertise in providing support and advice about available facilities for people with this condition.
As an organisation that supports mothers who have sustained these injuries, we cannot emphasise enough how important it is to seek advice from lawyers who have a wide experience in obstetric practice. It is also important that the law firm provide a high-quality professional service, and are sympathetic and understanding when listening to accounts that are often distressing. It can be important to know about those lawyers who are willing, where necessary, to visit the family in their home because so many women with birth injuries find it difficult to travel.
The MASIC Foundation has created a network of legal partners to ensure those needing advice receive reliable support from people who who are compassionate about the consequences of these injuries. Discussions with these lawyers may cover a range of topics such as employment rights, access to specialist services that may not normally be available, the cost of support services or better facilities for coping with the condition at home, a claim for loss of earnings or the emotional consequences of an avoidable injury.
The following law firms are recommended by the Trustees of our charity.
The Maternal injury team at RWK Goodman supports women across the country who have suffered life changing injuries following childbirth, and are independently accredited as a topped ranked firm by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
RWK Goodman’s maternal injury team recognise the devastating effect perineal injury has on a mother and the importance of not just providing legal advice but supporting clients with managing ‘the new normal’. This ensures their clients know where to go to access the right support and have the right medical experts in place to advise on treatment options.
Hannah Blackwell, Senior Associate who heads up the maternal injuries team is accredited by the Law Society for Clinical Negligence and recommended by her clients for her ‘approachability’, ‘friendliness’ an’ ‘efficiency’. Hannah’s clients say of her that ‘nothing was too much trouble’. The maternal injury team are dedicated to raising awareness of post-natal complications and have launched the #WhatAboutMum campaign to raise awareness of these.
The maternal injury department of the firm has grown significantly over recent years, most likely linked to the upsetting media coverage over this same period regarding the poor standards of NHS maternity care. Women have become much more enabled and encouraged to voice their concerns on the standard of care they received and to ask questions as to why they have suffered poor outcomes.
This edition of Team Around the Client Magazine brings together legal advice from key members of our maternal injury team and highlights support available from charities and medical professionals who work closely with women who have suffered physical injuries and birth trauma during or after childbirth:
Moore Barlow’s medical negligence team provide specialist support for women who have experienced life changing injuries during childbirth. If you have sustained a birth injury during pregnancy or childbirth, we are here to help.
Drawing upon years of unrivalled experience our specialist solicitors can ensure that a thorough investigation is undertaken into the circumstances of your case with a view to taking forward a compensation claim, making sure that you receive the closure and financial support you are entitled to and need.
We have offices across the south of England and act on behalf of clients nationwide. Our medical negligence team is top-ranked in ‘The Legal 500’ and in ‘Chambers and Partners’ independent guides to the legal profession. The team includes people who are dual-qualified in medicine and law, and solicitors who have worked at partner-level advising the NHS on claims resolution.
If you believe that you or someone you know has suffered as a result of birth injury please contact Moore Barlow today.
If you’ve been left with an anal sphincter injury after giving birth, we know you’ll want answers about what went wrong. At Enable Law, we understand how difficult life with an anal sphincter injury can be and you can feel confident you’re speaking to a genuine, compassionate expert. Enable Law has a highly specialist team of legal experts supporting women following injuries incurred before, during and after birth.
Having supported hundreds of mums throughout the country, the maternity team at Enable Law have extensive experience helping them get answers in relation to the care they have received as well as a can-do approach to finding solutions to helping them address the long-term symptoms of these injuries. The team is familiar with all the commonly-made mistakes that can lead to maternal injuries with a specialism supporting clients following obstetric anal sphincter injuries.
Find out more: https://www.enablelaw.com/birth-injury/maternity-injury-claims-oasi-injuries/
Fieldfisher offers a team of medical negligence lawyers expert in representing women who have suffered life-changing injuries following childbirth. We pride ourselves on treating every client with respect and sensitivity, while fighting for the very best outcome for them and their families to help rebuild lives.
We are recognised as a top tier practice in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for medical negligence, and have several panel members of AvMA. We secured damages for our medical negligence clients in excess of £350 million last year. We are featured in the Times Best Law Firms for 2024.
We concentrate on seeking justice for our clients and push for early admissions of liability to secure often vital interim payments to fund medical and other help where it is needed. Where appropriate, we lobby for better funding for maternity services to provide proper care for women and babies.
We genuinely believe in always going the extra yard for every client and offer a personal and empathetic service. We have a brilliant team of medical and care experts whom we call upon to provide advice and expert evidence where needed. Clients understand they can rely on us for support, advice and the best legal expertise.
Read our case studies and hear from clients who have successfully pursued a claim.
We have offices in London and Manchester. You can speak to a lawyer in confidence and no cost to discuss your case. Please contact birth injury specialists Punam Sood and Rebecca Drew.
Hugh James support women, and their families, who have suffered any sort of maternal injury – including obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Hugh James is one of the leading injury compensation claim firms for medical negligence in England and Wales.
We have seen how a misdiagnosis, or a poor-quality repair, leads to devastating consequences such as bowel incontinence, psychological damage and financial issues due to loss of earnings.
Our compassionate team of birth injury solicitors have the experience to advise you about the most appropriate route for you to take and then guide you through the legal investigation and litigation process if that is what is best for you. We have a great deal of experience about how these sorts of injuries impact your life and the lives of your family. We also understand that the psychological effect of your injuries is often just as, if not more, debilitating than your physical injuries. The medical legal experts we instruct are all hugely experienced and can identify exactly what sort of support and treatment you need.
We pride ourselves with working with great organisations such as MASIC that raise awareness of and remove the stigma associated with these types of injury. The more women that come forward and talk about their injuries and the suffering those injuries cause, the more women can receive the support they need and deserve.
Find out more – Maternal Injury Compensation Claims
Irwin Mitchell has the largest dedicated medical negligence practice in the country and is committed to working towards improved maternity care and safety. We’re recognised as a first-tier firm, across the country, in the independent legal directories, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 with leading individuals named across our 15 offices; we’re also panel members of AvMA. We’ve held a Legal Aid Franchise for several years; a quality mark of our expertise and experience.
We have a number of longstanding charity relationships and support campaigns focused on patient safety. We’ve set-up a dedicated webinar series, Maternity Matters, led by Anne Kavanagh to share practical guidance, working towards better outcomes for all. Nationally, the team have secured substantial awards on behalf of our clients to ensure they receive the appropriate support and have financial security for the rest of their lives, and made legal history changing the law on behalf of women and children injured as a result of substandard care.
Based in London and Manchester but caring for mothers across the UK, the legal team at Leigh Day are ranked tier 1 in the independent legal directory the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. They are praised for having ‘a large pool of shared knowledge and expertise’ in complex claims involving life-changing injuries or difficult question of law and ethics. Birth injury claims specialist Suzanne White is known for her ‘enthusiasm and advocacy of her clients rights’.
https://www.leighday.co.uk/our-services/medical-negligence/birth-injury/perineal-tear-injury/
Bolt Burdon Kemp is a leading firm with over 30 years’ experience in the area of medical negligence claims. They are recommended by the two main independent guides to the legal profession – a Tier 1 ranked firm in The Legal 500 – and Chambers and Partners. They pride themselves on delivering exceptional client care – clients are given direct access to their solicitors and they are available out of standard office hours, working flexibly to fit best around their clients. Whilst located in London, they are happy to travel anywhere in the country to meet their clients, whether at home or in hospital. The Complex Injury team are passionate about promoting women’s health and making sure that women’s health issues are being discussed, demystified and improved for the benefit of all. Their dedicated Women’s Health Hub discusses a variety of topical issues.
Supporting women who have suffered severe perineal injury during childbirth which results in bowel incontinence is more than about providing legal advice. The solicitor you choose needs to understand the problems you are facing, needs to know where to find the support and treatment you require, needs to focus on improving your quality of life, as well as providing the best legal advice. Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with offices across the country and a long history of representing injured people in clinical negligence cases. A top ranked firm by Legal 500 with Chambers top ranked lawyers, we are always happy to discuss your concerns.
https://www.clarkewillmott.com/legal-services/medical-negligence-solicitors/pregnancy-birth-injury-claims/
