Birth trauma & obstetric negligence
If you or your baby were harmed during pregnancy, labour, or delivery, you are not alone. Obstetric negligence is complex, often unfolding gradually across multiple decisions rather than one clear moment.
Through legal services at Peter Evans & Associates, Dr Rosemary Listing helps you understand what happened, whether reasonable care was provided, and what your options may be now.
What is obstetric negligence?
Obstetric negligence occurs when a healthcare provider fails to meet the required standard of maternity care during pregnancy, labour, birth, or the immediate postpartum period, and that failure results in harm to the mother, the baby, or both.
It is not about blaming midwives or obstetricians for honest complications. It is about helping you understand what happened, why it happened, and whether the outcome could have been prevented with appropriate care.
Obstetric negligence may include:
- Delayed response to signs of fetal distress
- Mismanagement of labour progression
- Failure to recommend or perform a timely caesarean section
- Improper use of instruments (forceps or vacuum)
- Shoulder dystocia mismanagement
- Uterine rupture or preventable maternal injury
- Postpartum haemorrhage not appropriately treated
- Inadequate newborn monitoring or delayed resuscitation
- Infections, complications, or avoidable deterioration in the mother or the baby
Why obstetric cases need a different approach
Looking differently at obstetric negligence, and why this matters for your case
Birth trauma rarely stems from one dramatic mistake. It is usually a series of decisions, delays, omissions, or miscommunications across pregnancy, labour, delivery and postpartum care. Assessing the full timeline rather than one moment produces a stronger, clearer and more accurate legal analysis.
Obstetric negligence is rarely one moment
Labour and delivery involve dozens of decisions made over hours. When care drifts outside standards even slightly, repeatedly preventable harm can occur.
The law asks whether reasonable care was provided
The question is not whether the outcome was tragic, but whether appropriate decisions, monitoring, and escalation occurred at the right times.
Accountability is about safety, not blame
Proper analysis protects future mothers, improves standards, and ensures your experience is understood and not dismissed.
Your experience matters
Your symptoms, your instincts, and your account of labour are vital evidence, especially when documentation is incomplete or unclear.
How this works in practice
A method built for clarity, safety, and strength by design
Birth trauma and obstetric negligence cases involve medicine, timing, escalation pathways, midwifery care, obstetric judgement, communication, and systems of care.
Rather than reacting to events as they arise, every case is approached through a deliberate, structured sequence that converts medical complexity into legal clarity and a clear path forward.
Diagnose the case early
Build the Engine
Strategise the Resolution
Deliver with Precision
What our clients are saying about Peter Evans & Associates
We are so grateful for the outcome. Thank you again for all of your help and for the steady support throughout the process.
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Thank you to Rosemary and the whole team for your amazing support during such a difficult time. It meant more than you know.
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I do not know how I would have made it through everything without Rosemary and Peter. Your guidance, patience, and professionalism helped me feel safe and supported at every stage.
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We are so grateful for the outcome. Thank you again for all of your help and for the steady support throughout the process.
Satisfied client
Thank you to Rosemary and the whole team for your amazing support during such a difficult time. It meant more than you know.
Satisfied client
I do not know how I would have made it through everything without Rosemary and Peter. Your guidance, patience, and professionalism helped me feel safe and supported at every stage.
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Contact Dr Rosemary Listing At Peter Evans & Associates
Whether it is a medical injury, a contract dispute, or a workplace issue, uncertainty can be exhausting. You should not have to guess where you stand. You need clarity, fast.
Along with her team at Peter Evans & Associates, she will help you understand:
- Whether your situation has legal grounds worth pursuing
- What evidence or documentation matters most
- The smartest next step
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have a case?
What can we cover in the first 15 minutes?
We identify the critical points in your situation, what evidence matters, and what the most sensible next step would be.
Do I need to bring documents or evidence?
Not for the first call. If further review is helpful, we will guide you clearly on what documents to gather.
Will I need to talk about traumatic details?
Only what you feel comfortable sharing. We guide these conversations gently and with care.
How long does a case usually take?
Our Systems Intelligence process allows tasks to run in parallel, creating faster and more predictable timelines.
How is your approach different?
We use a structured, PhD-backed methodology that focuses on clarity, design, and human centred strategy rather than reactive, adversarial processes.
What areas of medical negligence do you specialise in?
Cosmetic injury, birth injury, delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, and complex medical cases that require precise evidential mapping.