How to Make a Claim for a Third Degree Tear
If you are struggling with the consequences of a third degree tear during childbirth and suspect that your care may have been negligent, you may be wondering when and how it would be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
When to make a claim
The first thing to consider is that there is a time limitation associated with compensation claims for medical negligence. If you have been the victim of negligent medical care, you need to initiate a claim within three years of the date of the alleged negligence. You must contact a specialist solicitor well before this deadline so that they have time to investigate the quality of your care and its impact on your health and quality of life. It is sometimes possible to extend that deadline but you should seek specialist medical advice related to this.
It may be appropriate to make a claim if the quality of your care was negligent in some way and has caused you to suffer a worse outcome than would have been the case with an acceptable level of care.
The most likely symptom is a reduction in the control of your bowel movements. You may experience extreme urgency when needing to go to the toilet or you may experience incontinence of wind and faeces. Of course, the consequences of symptoms such as these can be highly distressing and life-changing.
Negligent medical care
If the medical professionals who attended the delivery of your child were negligent in some way, leaving you to suffer the consequences, it may be possible to make a claim which would address the impact of the negligence. Negligent medical care in relation to severe perineal tears may include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination
- A failure to diagnose a 3rd degree tear
- A misdiagnosis of any anal sphincter damage
- A failure to carry out an effective repair
How to make a claim
Compensation claims for medical negligence are extremely complex and require the services and expertise of a specialist medical negligence solicitor. The best first step if you think you may have a claim is to seek the advice of a legal specialist.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and a long-standing history of success in high-value perineal tear claims. Contact us today to speak with solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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