Financial Claims for Birth Tear Negligence
If you suffered a severe perineal tear during the birth of your baby, which has not been repaired, it is likely that this distressing scenario is having a significant effect on your life and finances.
The impact of an unrepaired severe birth tear
3rd and 4th degree tears are potentially life-changing injuries. Damaging the muscles around the anus, they require prompt and competent repair if the new mother is to avoid possible permanent bowel symptoms. A failure by medical professionals to ensure this level of care can have debilitating consequences.
A woman who is struggling to control the passing of wind and faeces due to her injury may struggle to work. Many areas of employment may now be or feel impossible for her to pursue such as healthcare or hospitality or education and policing. She may need to retrain and accept lower paid work. She may also find it difficult to work full-time due to the practical difficulties of managing her bowel symptoms.
As a result, she may suffer a significant loss of income.
Her distressing symptoms may also require specialist treatment or equipment which can be associated with additional costs.
Claiming compensation for negligence
If medical professionals are responsible for the new mother's disabling condition, and the financial impact associated with them, a successful compensation claim will address these financial losses.
Examples of negligent care in relation to a 3rd or 4th degree tear could include a failure to examine the new mother after the baby's birth, a failure to diagnose her anal injury, a misdiagnosis of her anal injury or a failure to carry out a full and effective repair.
Where this is found to be the case, your specialist solicitor, having investigated the quality of your maternity care, will make a comprehensive assessment of the financial impact of the negligence.
Free legal advice
If you are struggling with the appalling symptoms of a 3rd or 4th degree tear, contact Glynns Solicitors to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about how to make a claim for financial compensation.
We are a specialist medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive expertise in and understanding of these distressing injuries and associated claims.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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