Perineal Tears and When to Claim Compensation
If you are struggling with the impact of a severe perineal tear due to negligent maternity care, contact Glynns Solicitors to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Perineal tears in vaginal childbirth
Perineal tears during vaginal childbirth occur frequently and are usually dealt with by medical professionals in a timely, efficient and effective way, ensuring that the new mother recovers and does not suffer on-going symptoms.
When a perineal tear becomes a severe anal sphincter injury, however, the nature and quality of medical care becomes absolutely crucial to the new mother's long-term physical and mental well-being. Any failure in medical care in these circumstances can condemn the woman affected to permanent and possibly worsening bowel symptoms.
Negligent perineal and anal care in vaginal childbirth
Negligence in the care of severe perineal tears, also referred to as 3rd or 4th degree tears:
- A failure to carry out a thorough perineal examination including a digital rectal examination, meaning that damage to the anal muscles remains undiagnosed:
- A misdiagnosis of perineal or anal damage, meaning that a full and effective repair is not carried out. For example, this may be a diagnosis of a 3rd degree tear as a 2nd degree tear or the diagnosis of a 3c tear as a 3a tear.
- A failure to carry out a full and effective repair of a 3rd or 4th degree tear, meaning that the woman continues to suffer symptoms and their impact
Timing in medical negligence compensation claims
By law, a claim for compensation for medical negligence needs to be issued within three years of the date of the alleged negligence. Before this deadline, a specialist solicitor will need plenty of time to investigate the quality of your care and establish whether or not negligence has occurred and its impact on you.
It is advisable, therefore, that you contact a solicitor at the earliest possible moment in order to ensure that this deadline is not missed.
A solicitor will need to access your medical records and engage the best medical experts to analyse and assess your care.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive expertise in birth tear compensation claims.
Contact us today to speak with a specialist lawyer, free of charge and with no obligation, regarding the suitability of making a claim for compensation.
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