How To Get Compensation For Negligent OASI Symptoms
Speak to medical negligence solicitor if you are struggling with appalling bowel symptoms following the vaginal birth of your baby.
OASI
An OASI (obstetric anal sphincter injury) in childbirth is a known risk. Because of this, it should be entirely possible to ensure that any woman who is unfortunate to suffer such an injury receives both a diagnosis and a comprehensive repair.
It should not be the case that a new mother goes home with an unrepaired severe birth tear and struggles with shocking bowel problems for the rest of her life.
An OASI can sometimes occur as a baby is born and it can vary in extent and impact. It may only affect the external anal muscle (3a and 3b tears) or it may additionally damage the internal muscle and lining of the anal canal (3c or 4th degree tear respectively).
OASI negligence
All women who have given birth through the vagina require a digital rectal examination to check for any damage to the anal sphincter.
If a severe tear has occurred, it needs to be diagnosed accurately as a 3a, 3b, 3c or 4th degree tear.
The woman should then undergo surgery in an operating theatre where her injury is effectively repaired in full by an experienced surgeon.
If this process does not occur or if a misdiagnosis is made, the injury will not be repaired and the new mother will return home, not only with her baby, but with highly distressing and disabling bowel problems of incontinence of both wind and faeces.
How to get compensation
If this situation seems like it might apply to you, speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
They will; obtain copies of your medical records and check for signs that your care was substandard.
If it is found that negligent maternity care has left you struggling with an OASI, your solicitor will support you in making a claim.
A successful claim will take account of the impact which the negligence has had on you and your quality of life.
For example, it may be that you are now struggling to work and are suffering a loss of income. This financial loss would be included in your claim as would the costs of any specialist equipment or treatment you need to help you manage your symptoms.
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Glynns Solicitors are specialists in medical negligence law with extensive experience in severe birth tear claims.
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