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The Distress of Post natal Incontinence and Claiming Compensation for Maternity Negligence.

The Distress of Post natal Incontinence and Claiming Compensation for Maternity Negligence.Post-natal incontinence can be shocking and disabling, utterly undermining the new mother's quality of life and often affecting her ability to support her new baby. Negligent maternity care may justify a claim for compensation.

Vaginal childbirth and permanent incontinence

A hugely-distressing but rarely talked-about consequence of vaginal childbirth can leave the new mother with permanent incontinence of both wind and faeces. For a woman attending hospital to give birth to her baby, this can be a shocking and completely unexpected outcome, often causing significant damage to the woman's self-confidence, undermining her ability to work and sometimes compromising her relationship with her newborn baby.

Severe tears, which damage the anal muscles, require prompt and accurate diagnosis followed by a skilled and comprehensive repair to ensure that all symptoms are resolved.

Without this, the symptoms of incontinence can last a lifetime, raising a whole array of practical, financial, social and emotional problems.

Medical negligence in severe birth tear care

Competent medical care is the key to the best outcome. Substandard medical care may justify a claim for compensation which, whilst it cannot undo the damage done, can help to address some of the difficulties which the new mother is now facing.

Examples of negligent maternity care which may leave a new mother with an undiagnosed and unrepaired severe anal sphincter tear can include the following:

  • A failure to carry out a perineal examination following the birth of the baby
  • A failure to carry out a digital rectal examination following the birth of the baby
  • A failure to recognise that damage has been caused to the anal sphincter to some degree
  • A failure to correctly identify any damage as either a 3a, 3b, 3c or 4th degree tear
  • A failure to ensure that a competent and comprehensive repair is carried out by a skilled and experienced professional

If you suspect that the quality of your maternity care has contributed to you suffering a poor long-term anal outcome, ensure that you seek the advice of a medical negligence legal specialist.

Speak to a legal specialist

It is essential to get specialist advice if you are thinking of pursuing a claim for clinical negligence. This highly-complex area of law requires specialist expertise, both in terms of understanding the nature of medical negligence but also being conversant with the complexity of the process to make a high-value claim.

Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers. Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.

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