Instrumental Delivery Anal Injury and When to Claim Compensation
Speak to a solicitor if your instrumental delivery left you with an undiagnosed severe birth injury.
Instrumental deliveries and severe birth tears
When a woman requires an instrumental delivery for the birth of her baby, either with forceps or ventouse, she is at an increased risk of suffering a severe birth tear due to the pressure on her perineum. Particularly careful maternity care is required to minimise the risk and deal with the outcome should a 3rd or 4th degree tear occur.
- If an instrumental delivery is carried out without a prior episiotomy, the relevant medical professionals may be regarded as having been negligent
- If a 3rd or 4th degree tear does occur, but the injury is missed or misdiagnosed and the new mother does not receive a repair, her maternity professionals may be regarded as negligent
- If a repair of a 3rd or 4th degree tear is inadequate, the relevant professional may be regarded as negligent
If a woman suffers long-term injury and debilitating symptoms because her maternity care was inadequate, she is legally entitled to make a claim for compensation. A successful compensation claim would take account of the financial consequences of the negligent care.
For example, loss of bowel control can impact a woman's ability to work and lead to a significant loss of income as well as requiring additional expenditure for treatment and equipment.
When to make a claim
Compensation claims for medical negligence are limited by a three-year deadline form the date of the alleged negligence.
Although you may be struggling to come to terms with both the emotional and practical impact of your injury, it is important that you contact a solicitor as soon as possible.
A specialist in medical negligence will understand the problems which you may be experiencing and will approach your case with sympathy and understanding.
It will be necessary to obtain copies of your medical records and investigate the quality of your care and its impact on you. This can take time so make sure you contact a solicitor promptly. Your recall of events will also be at its best the sooner you take action.
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Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, offer a free initial consultation to discuss what has happened to you and the possibility of making a claim.
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