Part I: Practice, Procedure and Proofs Chapter 1: Initial Contact with Client, and Investigation Chapter 2: Statutory Limitation Periods Chapter 3: Assembling Evidence as to Fact Chapter 4: Medical Records Chapter 5: Findings as to Facts Chapter 6: Assembly of Expert Evidence on Breach of Duty and Causation Chapter 7: Ascertaining the Grounds of Defence, and Common Pre-Trial Applications Chapter 8: Trial Chapter 9: Costs Part II: Consent Chapter 10: Self-Determination in Childbirth: The Law of Consent Part III: Capacity Chapter 11: Capacity Part IV: Brain Injury Chapter 12: What is Cerebral Palsy? Chapter 13: What Causes Cerebral Palsy? Chapter 14: Neonatal Resuscitation Chapter 15: The Law Chapter 16: Timing Fetal Brain Damage Caused by Acute Near Total Asphyxia Chapter 17: Timing Fetal Brain Damage Caused by Chronic Partial Asphyxia Chapter 18: Autism Spectrum Disorder Chapter 19: Genetic Testing Part V: Other Injuries Chapter 20: Failed Pregnancy Chapter 21: Termination of Pregnancy: Practice and Problems Chapter 22: Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury Chapter 23: Injuries Caused by the Obstetric Forceps Chapter 24: Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Chapter 25: Urological Injury Related to Childbirth Chapter 26: Pre-term Birth Complications Chapter 27: Screening for Fetal Abnormalities in the Context of Wrongful Birth Chapter 28: Wrongful Conception, Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Chapter 29: Psychiatric Injury Relating to Childbirth Chapter 30: Psychosexual Injury Relating to Childbirth Chapter 31: Wrongful Death Actions Chapter 32: Death Investigation Chapter 33: Maternal Death Part VI: Quantum of Damages Chapter 34: Quantum of Damages Epilogue Appendix: Support Services.