Birth Tear Compensation: Claims for Negligent Care
Speak to a specialist solicitor, free of charge, if you have been
the victim of negligent maternity care of a severe birth
injury.
Vaginal birth tears
A 1st or 2nd degree tear around the vagina and perineum during childbirth is not uncommon and usually resolves promptly, leaving the new mother symptom-free.
A 3rd or 4th degree tear is not necessarily a sign of negligent maternity care but it requires a competent and timely medical response.
This is where things sometimes go wrong with a failure to diagnose and repair a severe birth tear leaving the new mother to face a lifetime of bowel problems.
Negligence in maternity care of an anal sphincter injury
3rd and 4th degree tears are a problem because they damage the muscles which allow a woman to control the passing of wind and faeces.
If these muscles become damaged, they are less able to do their job and the woman starts to experience urgency, leakage and incontinence. The worse the tear, the worse the symptom level is likely to be, with a 4th degree tear being the most severe. This appalling injury, affecting the external and internal muscles as well as the lining of the anal canal can lead to a woman requiring a stoma.
Consequently, a prompt and accurate diagnosis is crucial to a good outcome.
Negligence, leaving a woman without an effective repair can occur in a variety of ways including the following:
- A failure to carry out a digital rectal examination following the birth of a baby
- A failure to identify that the anal sphincter has been injured
- A misdiagnosis of damage to the anal sphincter
- A failure to achieve a full and effective repair to any damage
Financial compensation
Financial compensation can go a long way towards helping a new mother deal with the symptoms and difficulties which negligent care has caused.
If the woman requires specialist treatment or equipment in order to manage her bowel problems, the associated costs would be included in a claim.
If the new mother is now struggling to work due to her bowel problems, her loss of earnings, both past and future, would be included in a successful claim.
Speak to a solicitor
Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, can offer extensive expertise in severe birth tear claims.
We fully understand the difficulties which these injuries can cause and the embarrassment which some women can experience when talking about them
Contact us today to talk to a sympathetic and experienced solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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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