Faecal Incontinence and Negligent Maternity Care
Faecal incontinence is a highly-distressing and difficult condition. To discover that you are suffering these symptoms after vaginal childbirth must be a shock. To know that the symptoms could have been resolved with more timely and competent medical care must be especially difficult.
Maternity care of the perineum
Although most women who suffer a perineal tear experience only a small injury and short-lived symptoms, some suffer an injury which extends to such a degree that is damages the anal sphincter muscles which control bowel movements.
For this reason, maternity care of the mother needs to be scrupulous and skilled, with maternity professionals understanding the shocking potential impact of an undiagnosed severe birth tear.
The guidelines of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists stress the importance of a thorough examination of the perineum and anus following vaginal childbirth.
It also provides clear classifications for the identification of any perineal and anal injury.
An accurate and prompt diagnosis is the key to a timely repair and resolution of symptoms. A failure of diagnosis and repair may leave a new mother with permanent bowel dysfunction.
Faecal incontinence after childbirth
A woman who experiences incontinence of wind and faeces following the birth of her baby may be suffering with an undiagnosed severe birth tear.
Third and fourth degree tears cause damage to the muscles which control the passing of wind and faeces and a failure to identify and repair them can cause life-long symptoms.
Symptoms of wind and faecal incontinence can also restrict the extent to which a woman can work. If, for example, she had previously worked in education, hospitality, the police or health and social care, it may prove difficult to continue her career.
The psychological impact of such an unexpected outcome of childbirth can also sometimes be severe, affecting a woman's self-esteem and her ability to leave the house and function as she had before the birth of her baby.
If such an appalling outcome is due to poor-quality maternity care of the new mother, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Speak to a medical negligence specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in maternal birth injury claims.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of a severe birth injury due to poor-quality maternity care, contact us to talk to an expert lawyer about the suitability of making a claim for compensation.
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If you are suffering bowel difficulties due to an undiagnosed and unrepaired birth tear. Contact Glynns Solicitors today to talk to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
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