First Baby Birth Tear and When to Claim Compensation
If you are struggling with the appalling symptoms of an unrepaired 3rd or 4th degree tear following the birth of your baby, contact a legal specialist to discuss the possibility of a claim for compensation.
First baby severe birth tear
The permanent symptoms of an unrepaired third or fourth degree tear are distressing indeed. Unfortunately, being a first-time mother is a risk factor for this unpleasant and potentially-debilitating injury.
A new mother may find that, whilst trying to cope with the demands of a new baby, she is also having to come to terms with the appalling bowel symptoms of an injury to her anal muscles.
3rd and 4th degree tears can leave a woman with on-going symptoms of urgency, incontinence of both wind and faeces and, in the worst cases, needing a stoma to be fitted to provide bowel function.
Maternity care and negligence
The severity of the injury and the possible impact which can have on the life of both the new mother and her baby demands that medical practitioners should take every precaution to prevent or care for a severe birth tear.
The following failings may be regarded as negligent and, if the new mother suffers on-going and debilitating symptoms as a result, may justify a claim for compensation:
- A failure to carry out a medio-lateral episiotomy prior to an instrumental delivery
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination of the perineum including a digital rectal examination after the birth of the baby
- A misdiagnosis or failure of diagnosis, leading to a failure to repair the injury
- A poor-quality repair, leading to the new mother suffering on-going symptoms
When to claim compensation
You may be able to claim compensation if you suffered negligent medical care which caused you to suffer on-going symptoms which would not have been the case with appropriate care.
If you think you have a claim, you must contact a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment. Compensation claims for medical negligence need to be issued with a court within three years of the date of the alleged negligence and a specialist solicitor will need plenty of time before that deadline in which to investigate the quality of your maternity care.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors.
Contact us to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, if you think you may have been the victim of negligent medical care during the birth of your baby.
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