3rd Degree Tear Negligence Specialist Solicitors
If are struggling with the impact of a 3rd degree tear following the birth of your baby (or a 4th degree tear come to that), your best first step is to speak with a specialist solicitor regarding the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Third degree tear consequences
If a 3rd or 4th degree tear passes undiagnosed and unrepaired, the consequences for the new mother can be life-changing and may well justify a claim for compensation.
Appalling and debilitating symptoms such as incontinence of both wind and faeces can become a significant part of everyday life, affecting a woman's self-confidence, her ability to work and her personal relationships. Easy access to a toilet may become a necessity and can restrict the nature of employment which it may be possible for a woman to undertake. This, in turn, can affect her earning capacity and she may suffer a significant financial loss as a result.
Where the symptoms are considered to be the product of negligent maternity care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation. Such a claim would incorporate any financial losses, so far as they have been caused by the negligent care.
Negligent maternity care
Third and fourth degree tears are a known risk of vaginal childbirth and, as such, require scrupulous care. The following are examples of where maternity care falls short of what a woman should expect in the course of giving birth to her baby:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination following the baby's birth including a digital rectal examination
- A failure to identify damage to the anal sphincter
- A misdiagnosis of a 3rd or 4th degree tear
- A failure to carry out a full and effective repair
The consequences of any of the above failings can be continued and, sometimes, worsening symptoms of discomfort, urgency, leakage and incontinence.
Speak to a specialist solicitor
A specialist solicitor will have the expertise and the experience to carry out a thorough investigation of the quality of your maternity care and, where appropriate, pursue a claim to the best settlement.
They will be able to access your medical records and engage the services of the best medical consultants who will assess the validity of your claim and the impact of any negligence on your health and quality of life.
Glynns Solicitors
Glynns is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of high-value perineal tear claims.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about your experience and the possibility of making a claim.
Please call us on 0800 234 3300 (or from a mobile 01275 334030) or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
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