3rd and 4th Degree Tears and Compensation for Maternity Negligence
3rd and 4th degree tears can cause physical, practical and emotional damage. Talk to a solicitor if you think you have suffered from negligent maternity care.
3rd and 4th degree tears
Severe childbirth tears are not a common topic of conversation. Many women who suffer them do not realise that their symptoms are not normal and some feel too embarrassed to discuss what is happening to them.
When these appalling injuries receive the appropriate level of care, the new mother will usually recover from her symptoms. If competent maternity care is lacking, however, she may face a lifetime of debilitating and distressing bowel problems.
3rd and 4th degree tears occasionally occur during vaginal childbirth, causing damage to the muscles around the anus. They require prompt diagnosis and surgery to repair the tear and ensure that the new mother retains control of her bowel movements.
If this degree of care, which is widely understood to be necessary and which is included in maternity guidelines and Care Bundles, is not provided, the new mother may lose control of the passing of wind and faeces.
In the worst case scenarios, she may experience leakage through the vagina due to a fistula between the anus and the vagina, and she may need to have a stoma fitted to provide bowel function.
Negligent maternity care and when to claim compensation
If negligent maternity care has contributed to this shocking outcome, the new mother should be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Examples of negligent care would include a failure of examination, a failure to recognise an injury and a misdiagnosis of an injury. All of these failings can mean that the new mother does not receive a repair, resolving her symptoms.
In these circumstances, a successful compensation claim will address the problems caused by the negligence. This may include a loss of income if the new mother now struggles to work, as well as the costs of treatment, equipment and care where this is needed.
It is worth bearing in mind that compensation claims for medical negligence are associated with a three-year legal deadline. Prior to this deadline, a thorough analysis of the woman's maternity care needs to be undertaken by the best medical experts so, if you think you may have been the victim of negligence, you should speak to a specialist solicitor as soon as possible.
Glynns Solicitors
Glynns is a specialist medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and extensive expertise in childbirth tear claims.
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