Compensation for Bowel Incontinence after Childbirth
If you are suffering bowel incontinence or leakage following the vaginal birth of your baby, it may be that you have an unrepaired severe birth tear. If you are experiencing consequences such as income losses due to your symptoms, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Severe birth tears
Severe birth tears occur to around one in twenty women who give birth via the vagina. The pressure of the birth can cause a tear to commence which, in the worst cases, continues across the perineum and into the muscles which control bowel movement, also known as the anal sphincter.
It is essential that such injuries are diagnosed and repaired promptly after the birth. If these injuries remain undiagnosed, the woman affected will start to experience significant bowel symptoms. Delayed surgery is less likely to be successful in resolving these symptoms and the new mother may suffer bowel problems for the rest of her life as a result.
Prompt diagnosis and repair is dependent on a thorough examination following the birth, an accurate diagnosis and timely surgery by an experienced surgeon.
The problems of bowel incontinence
Symptoms of bowel incontinence are not simply a matter of finding practical solutions. The repercussions can be wide-ranging, distressing and debilitating.
Bowel incontinence and the stresses it can cause can leave a woman struggling with her self-confidence and feeling reluctant to leave her home for fear of accidental leakage. The psychological impact can be life-changing. The impact on her personal relationships can also be significant.
Such symptoms can also impact on the way in which a woman is able to earn a living, possibly limiting the type of employment she can undertake and consequently causing a reduction in her income. Teaching, healthcare and hospitality, for example, may no longer seem possible career choices for the new mother.
Making a claim for compensation
If substandard medical care has left a woman with life-changing symptoms and associated problems which she would not have suffered but for the negligence, she could be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Speak to a legal specialist who will be able to investigate the quality of your medical care and advise whether or not it would be appropriate to make a claim.
Glynns Solicitors
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