OASI Maternity Negligence and How to Claim Compensation
If you or a loved one have been the victim of negligent maternity care, you may be able to claim compensation for the consequences such as loss of earnings.
Maternity negligence and OASI damage
Care of a new mother in the aftermath of vaginal childbirth is crucial to the woman's long-term health and well-being. Careful examination of the perineal and anal region is necessary to ensure that any damage which may have occurred during the birth of the baby is fully and accurately identified.
Negligence may occur in the following ways:
- A failure to examine including a digital rectal examination
- A failure to identify damage to the perineum and anal sphincter
- A misdiagnosis of anal sphincter damage
- An inadequate repair, leaving the new mother to suffer long-term symptoms of incontinence
Damage to the anal sphincter (an obstetric anal sphincter injury) which remains unrepaired can cause symptoms of bowel incontinence of both wind and faeces.
The impact of OASI symptoms
The awful truth is that a severe anal tear during childbirth can cause symptoms which may significantly impact on a woman's daily life. A career may be lost. Income may be reduced. Self-esteem may be devastated by the experience of incontinence of both wind and faeces. Personal relationships can suffer. All of these outcomes can affect a woman's capacity to support her child in the way she might have chosen.
If these distressing outcomes are partly or fully caused by a failure by maternity professionals to provide competent care to a new mother during and after the birth of her baby, it may well be possible to claim compensation for the pain, suffering and financial impact. This could include loss of earnings, both past and future as well as any costs of personal care.
Making a claim for compensation
If you think that you may have suffered from negligent maternity care, you need to contact a specialist medical negligence lawyer. On your behalf, they will obtain your medical records and undertake a thorough investigation of the quality of your maternity care and its impact on your health.
If it appears that you have been the victim of negligent medical care, they will then consider the financial losses which you have experienced.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of solicitors, offering expertise in high value birth injury compensation claims.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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