How To Claim For Retained Placenta Negligence

If you want to know how to sue for retained placenta negligence, the team at How To Sue can help. Claims for a retained placenta can be made if your doctor, nurse or midwife caused you unnecessary pain and suffering by providing substandard care. Compensation will not only cover your physical and emotional harm, but can also reimburse you for any financial losses, such as lost wages and private medical care.

A retained placenta happens when the placenta remains within the mother’s uterus after the baby has been delivered. It can become a medical emergency if not treated quickly and cause serious side effects. To make a claim for these effects, you will need to collect a body of evidence and start the process within the correct time limit. However, a specialist solicitor could help with each stage of the process.

We understand that choosing whether to claim isn’t easy. That’s why our panel of expert medical negligence solicitors are here to assist in any way possible.

Claiming for retained placenta negligence follows a simple process:

• You tell us the details of your case.
• We’ll let you know if you can claim.
• You will be assigned a solicitor from our panel to begin your claim.

To get started by speaking to an advisor, choose a way to get in contact below. Our advisors will listen to the details of your case and let you know if you’re eligible to claim retained placenta compensation.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How To Sue For Retained Placenta Negligence?
2. How Could You Suffer From Retained Placenta Negligence?
3. How Much Compensation For A Retained Placenta?
4. Evidence That Could Be Needed To Claim For Retained Placenta Negligence
5. Make A Medical Negligence Claim Using Our Panel Of No Win No Fee Solicitors
6. Learn More About Medical Negligence Payouts

How To Sue For Retained Placenta Negligence?

To sue for retained placenta negligence, you will need to have suffered an injury or illness following negligence by healthcare professionals. We’ve covered the eligibility process in more detail in this section so you have a better idea of when you could claim compensation.

1. A Duty Of Care Was Owed  To You

This means that an organisation, business, or person legally owed you some level of reasonable care towards your health or safety. For medical professionals, a duty of care means medical care must be provided to the expected standard. In medical settings, it is automatically owed when a professional agrees to provide you with treatment.

2. This Duty of Care Was Breached

This means that your medical provider failed to provide care that met the standard expected of a reasonably competent healthcare professional.

3. You Suffered From Injury or Illness After

Some level of pain or harm is to be expected when seeking medical treatment or giving birth. However, the criteria for medical negligence to be met are that the harm suffered must be avoidable and unnecessary. This means that the harm you suffered would not have been suffered had the medical professional provided the expected level of care.

So, to sue for birth negligence, you must prove that a duty of care owed to you was breached, resulting in unnecessary harm.

If you have any more questions about how to sue for retained placenta negligence, our team of advisors is available to talk via phone call, live chat, or by filling out our online contact form.

How Could You Suffer From Retained Placenta Negligence?

You could suffer from retained placenta negligence in multiple ways, including visible injuries, physical pain, and psychological harm. Some additional injuries or illnesses you could suffer from following retained placenta negligence are:

• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Psychological conditions like depression and anxiety.
• Heavy bleeding that sometimes turns into what is known as postpartum haemorrhage.
• A serious infection that could result in surgical intervention.

You must be treated for a retained placenta as soon as it is suspected. If you were not appropriately treated and suffered consequences due to this, there’s a high chance you can make a birth trauma claim. Please ask our advisors for further information.

How Much Compensation For A Retained Placenta?

How much compensation you receive will vary, but you could be given up to £140,210 to £207,260 for severe female reproductive injuries following medical negligence relating to a retained placenta. This figure was taken from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG),  a legal document used by solicitors to estimate the compensation you may receive for an injury or illness. You can find more figures from the JCG below. Please note that the first row is not from the JCG and that all figures are for guidance purposes only. Compensation awarded can vary from case to case.

INJURY	SEVERITY	GUIDELINE COMPENSATION
Multiple Severe Injuries and Special Damages like the cost of care, private medical treatment, and taxi costs.	Severe	Up to £500,000+
Female Reproductive Injuries	a) - Infertility caused by injury or disease.	£140,210 to £207,260
	b) - Likely permanent sexual dysfunction in the case of someone with children or who doesn't want them.	£52,490 to £124,620
	c) - Infertility with no aggravating features.	£68,440 to £87,070
	d) - Infertility with no medical complications.	£21,920 to £44,840
	e) - Infertility where the person was unlikely to have children anyway.	£8,060 to £22,800
General Psychiatric Damage	Severe - Compensation will depend on how the injured person's life is affected, considering employment and relationships.	£66,920 to £141,240
	Moderately Severe - The problems above will still exist but with a more optimistic prognosis.	£23,270 to £66,920
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	Severe - The affected person cannot work or function as they were pre-trauma.	£73,050 to £122,850
	Moderately Severe - As above but with a better prognosis for the affected person.	£28,250 to £73,050

Special Damages In Birth Injury Claims

In addition to general damages, you will likely be given special damages in medical negligence cases. Special damages are designed to cover financial losses caused by medical negligence – in this case, a retained placenta. Some examples of special damages for retained placenta claims are:

• Private medical treatment.
• The cost of relevant prescriptions.
• Care costs. This can be the cost of a professional carer, or if a friend or family member took time off work to care for you while you were recovering.
• Lost earnings if you had to stop working temporarily or permanently.
• Taxi costs for hospital appointments relating to your injury or illness.

As always, our team of advisors are on hand to help if you want more information about special damages or retained placenta compensation claims in general.

Evidence That Could Be Needed To Claim For Retained Placenta Negligence

Gathering evidence is key to making a retained placenta negligence claim and for medical negligence claims in general. You have a better chance of winning your claim if you have strong evidence that directly shows liability for your injury or illness and how it has affected you. Some examples are:

• A copy of your medical records.
• A diary of your symptoms, outlining how you felt as well as any physical symptoms.
• A log of all relevant medical appointments.
• The contact details of witnesses to your treatment.
• Correspondence between you and the relevant party (for example, the hospital where you gave birth) that discusses the care (or lack of) you received.

Speak to a member of our advisor team if you want to know more about evidence for birth injury compensation claims or to see if the evidence you already have could be used.

Is There A Medical Negligence Time Limit To Make A Claim?

Yes. The medical negligence time limit is 3 years for the majority of claims, as per the Limitation Act 1980. This date begins either on the date the negligence happened or, in some cases, on the day when you became aware that negligence occurred. For a claim of this nature, this would be from when you knew retained placenta negligence caused you to suffer injury or illness.

You can read about this in more detail in our time limit guide.

Our advisors can also answer any queries you may have about time limits for medical negligence compensation claims and further advise on how to sue for retained placenta negligence.

Make A Medical Negligence Claim Using Our Panel Of No Win No Fee Solicitors

It couldn’t be easier to make a medical negligence claim with our panel of No Win No Fee solicitors. Your claim will proceed under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), a type of No Win No Fee agreement that means:

• You do not have to pay any solicitors’ fees before your birth injury claim begins or while it is ongoing.
• You will pay a successful fee if your claim succeeds. However, you won’t need to worry about this amount. Your solicitor will deduct it from your compensation. Additionally, it is a percentage that is limited by the law. Your solicitor will discuss this with you.
• This success fee is not payable unless your case is successful.

As well as taking on your claim on a No Win No Fee basis, our panel of solicitors can:

• Explain all legal terms.
• Issue the correct documentation and paperwork for your claim.
• Communicate with all parties involved.
• Keep you updated on how your medical negligence claim is progressing.
• Ensure you are receiving the best settlement for your claim.

Contact How To Sue To Get Started

You can speak to our team about finding out how to sue for retained placenta negligence in several ways.

• Call our team on 0800 408 7827.
• Use our contact us page.
• Begin a chat via our live chat feature.

Learn More About Medical Negligence Payouts

You may also find the guides linked below useful.

• See how to claim for a lung cancer misdiagnosis.
• Find out how to sue a care home for negligence.
• Discover how to sue a dentist for negligence.

The following resources contain beneficial information relating to this guide.

• Read about the social support you could receive via the NHS.
• Read about birth trauma via the mental health charity MIND.
• See which complications could affect the placenta via the NHS.

Thank you for reading our guide on how to sue for retained placenta negligence. To see if you could claim retained placenta compensation, contact our team to begin.