Compensation and OASI Medical Negligence
OASI negligence can be life-changing. Talk to a medical negligence specialist about the possibility of compensation.
What is OASI medical negligence?
OASI medical negligence relates to the quality of medical care provided to a woman who has just given birth to her baby through the vagina and who has suffered a severe tear affecting her anal muscles.
OASI (obstetric anal sphincter injuries) are tears which extend beyond the perineum, between the vagina and anus and which, without a prompt and effective repair, can cause a woman to suffer a lifetime of bowel incontinence.
Medical professionals who have attended the birth and who have failed to provide appropriate and adequate care may be regarded as having been negligent.
Examples of negligent care which could leave the woman affected with permanent bowel damage could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a post-natal examination of the perineum and anal sphincter
- A failure to recognise an injury
- A misdiagnosis of a severe injury, such as diagnosing a 3c tear as a 3a or 2nd degree tear
- A failure to carry out an effective and full repair
When can I claim compensation?
A patient is legally entitled to claim compensation if it is found both that they have suffered from negligent medical care and that it has caused them to experience adverse symptoms and consequences which would not have been the case with appropriate care.
The patient can claim compensation for the impact which, in the case of an unrepaired severe birth tear, may include a significant loss of income. Symptoms of incontinence of both wind and faeces can have a dramatic impact on a woman's quality of life, affecting her ability to work in a wide range of types of employment.
If you think that you may have been the victim of negligent maternity care, contact a specialist solicitor, who will be able to obtain your medical records and investigate the quality and nature of your maternity care.
Remember that compensation claims for medical negligence need to be issued with a court within three years of the date of the alleged negligence. Your solicitor will need to carry out their investigations before that date so, don't delay if you think you have a claim. Contact a legal specialist today.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of high-value perineal tear claims. Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about whether or not to make a claim.
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