Bowel Incontinence Compensation After Birth Tear Negligence
Negligent maternity care can leave a new mother with a devastating anal injury which can justify a claim for compensation.
Bowel symptoms of a severe birth tear
If you are struggling with leakage of wind and faeces following the birth of your baby, it may be that you suffered an injury to your anal muscles during the birth which has not been repaired.
If this is the case, you may be entitled to claim compensation for the impact of this negligence on your long-term physical health and well-being.
Suffering with significant bowel symptoms can be not only extremely distressing and practically very difficult to manage, but it can cause a wide range of financial problems. The most significant of these can often be a dramatic loss of income.
Symptoms such as loss of control of the passing of wind and faeces can affect the type of work which a woman can undertake. In some circumstances, it may be that the woman can no longer continue with her job at all. For example, if she works in the hospitality, policing, education or healthcare sectors, to name just a few, her bowel problems may make it very difficult to continue her career.
It is also possible that the impact of her bowel difficulties can reduce the hours which she can manage to work, or the locations in which she can work due to the need to manage her symptoms.
The outcome can be a significant loss of income.
Substandard maternity care
Where the woman’s symptoms are the result of substandard maternity care, it may be possible to claim compensation which could include the loss of earnings, both past and future.
Other financial costs, such as the cost of equipment or treatment could also be included in a successful claim.
Free initial claim assessment
Think medical treatment may have caused avoidable harm?
Tell our specialist medical negligence team what happened. We will review the initial information and explain whether we may be able to help.
- Tell us what treatment you received and what you believe went wrong
- We assess the initial circumstances
- We explain whether further investigation may be appropriate
Your initial enquiry is free. No Win No Fee funding may be available.
What happens when you contact us?
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Tell us what happened
Call us or complete the short enquiry form with a brief outline of the treatment you received and the harm caused.
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We assess the circumstances
A member of our specialist team will review the initial details and may ask you for some further information.
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We explain your options
We will explain whether we may be able to help, the possible next steps and any funding options relevant to your enquiry.
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Negligent medical care which could produce this appalling situation is likely to relate to the diagnosis of a severe birth tear. A 3rd or 4th degree tear is a risk of vaginal childbirth and medical guidelines exist to ensure that any such injury is diagnosed and treated in a timely manner to ensure that the new mother does not suffer disabling symptoms.
A failure to diagnose and, consequently, a failure to repair, may be regarded as negligent.
Speak to a specialist solicitor about making a claim.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and a wealth of expertise in maternity birth tear claims.
Contact us today to talk to a friendly solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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