Birth related claims for medical negligence / medical malpractice, arise due to personal injury sustained either prior to or during birth. Callinan Murphy Solicitors have many years practicing in the area of birth related injuries.
If the healthcare professional fails to provide the required level of medical care, and the patient suffers an injury as a consequence, the patient may be entitled to take a medical negligence claim. Typically, we at Callinan Murphy Solicitors see injuries such as Cerebral Palsy, Erbs Palsy, Traumatic Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia or Forceps and Vacuum Delivery Injury.
To bring a case for medical negligence / medical malpractice, you must prove the following: –
1. that you suffered an injury;
2. that this injury was caused by the breach in duty of care of the health care professional or doctor at the maternity department;
3. that you suffered a significant injury or complication arising from this proposed breach in duty of care.
To prove a case of medical negligence (sometimes called surgical negligence or hospital negligence) an expert report is required to prove the healthcare professional breached the duty of care owed to you. That expert must state that the doctor was negligent in the way they treated you, and that the stated injury has arisen as a direct consequence of that negligence. Often, patients don’t know what to do when this situation occurs to them. We at Callanan Murphy Solicitors have many years’ experience in the area of medical negligence claims in Ireland and have dedicated Solicitors who practice in the area.
If you think you have a claim for Medical Negligence / Medical Malpractice / Clinical Negligence, and want legal advice, please feel free to contact Martin Kerrigan for a consultation. We can offer you the support you need and explain the process of medical negligence claims in Ireland to you.
Please note that we meet with clients for medical negligence claims throughout Ireland.
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