Every parent wishes for a safe and natural birth for their child.

Most births are handled in a professional and competent manner by expert midwives and doctors, but on occasion, things go wrong. Whilst some of these problems cannot be foreseen, on the occasion where the signs indicate a potential problem that is not attended to, your child could suffer injuries that are entirely preventable.

Erb's Palsy is caused by injury to the brachial plexus nerve system, which form the arm's main nerves. This injury causes a paralysis of the arm. Although the paralysis can sometimes right itself, the child will often need surgery or physical therapy.

Risk factors

There are several well recognised and established risk factors in relation to both mother and child that any competent midwife or doctor should be aware of. These include the child being unusually large or the mother having diabetes, whether permanent or gestational. Other recognised factors are failure to properly manage an instance of shoulder dystocia or where excessive force is used to help the delivery. Where shoulder dystocia should have been anticipated and a caesarean section is not arranged, or where the shoulder dystocia is handled negligently, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation for Erb's Palsy.

Finding an expert solicitor

When your child has suffered due to negligent handing of the birth resulting in Erb's Palsy, you need to find the right solicitor to help you in your compensation claim. Such a specialist area requires someone with in depth knowledge not only of the law, but also of the medical procedures involved. A no obligation call to a claims handler can help you in this search. Once your details are taken, the legally trained claims handler can carefully match your details to the details of a vast number of legal experts, finding you the person best suited for the job. Your solicitor will be fully qualified and will have proven themselves in similar cases, meaning that you can spend your time caring for your child whilst your claim is pursued by an expert.

No win no fee

In such a situation, the last thing you want to deal with is a large legal bill and this is why no win no fee arrangements are so successful. You need not worry about paying your solicitor, win or lose. If your claim is successful, your solicitor will claim their expenses from the other side and in the event of your claim failing, you still need pay them nothing. You can seek justice for the injury inflicted upon your child no matter what your financial means.

Start your claim

First4Lawyers retain a specialist panel of experienced medical negligence no win no fee solicitors. To find out if you can make a medical negligence claim, call us now on 0800 567 7866 or request a call back for free advice. If you wish to leave more details about your claim, then fill out our Online Claim Form and one of our specialist advisors will telephone you without obligation to discuss your claim further.