Compensation for Long-term Bowel Incontinence after Childbirth
Long-term bowel incontinence following vaginal childbirth may suggest that the new mother has an unrepaired third or fourth degree tear.
Severe birth tears
If negligent medical care of a birth tear has left you with permanent bowel dysfunction, contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence compensation claims.
Severe birth tears, also called third and fourth degree tears, can cause distressing and disabling bowel symptoms if they remain undiagnosed and unrepaired.
During vaginal childbirth severe tears can sometimes rip though the muscles which control the bowel. A third degree tear can damage the external anal sphincter muscle and sometimes the internal muscle as well. A fourth degree tear will additionally damage the lining of the anal canal. Both degrees of damage will affect a woman's ability to control the passing of wind and faeces.
The new mother may also suffer significant emotional trauma as a result of what has occurred to her. Bowel difficulties can occur after vaginal childbirth but to suffer such appalling symptoms in the long-term due to poor medical care can be especially distressing.
Medical negligence
Although the occurrence of severe birth tears is a risk of vaginal childbirth, it is not necessary for women to continue to suffer the symptoms permanently. If diagnosis of any injury is made shortly after the birth and a skilled repair carried out, women should recover from their symptoms within a year.
A failure to achieve both diagnosis and repair, however, can leave a woman with permanent disability, affecting her life practically, physically, financially and emotionally.
A successful compensation claim can help to address any financial problems such as loss of income. Many women with bowel incontinence due to medical failings find that they are no longer to carry on in their former employment. The nature of their work, such as hospitality or education may be unsuitable given their symptoms.
If you are suffering on-going symptoms and financial difficulties due to poor-quality medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation. This should address any financial losses which you have suffered which would not have been the case had you not experienced negligent medical care. It may be that you can now only work part-time or have had to change to a different type of work which is less well-paid.
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