Vaginal Delivery Birth Tear and Medical Negligence
If you are struggling with the horrendous effects of an unrepaired birth tear, contact a solicitor to discuss the possibility of a claim for compensation.
Perineal tears in vaginal birth
Perineal tears, affecting the region around the vagina, are common during vaginal childbirth. The majority of women suffer a tear of some degree. Most require minimal intervention and resolve quickly and effectively.
Severe birth tears are a different matter. Affecting around 5% of women giving birth through the vagina, these appalling injuries have the capacity to cause permanent life-changing bowel symptoms.
All women who give birth in this way require close attention in the form of a post-natal assessment of the perineum including a digital rectal examination to check the condition of the anal sphincter. This applies especially to the most susceptible groups, being those women who are giving birth for the first time, those who have undergone an instrumental delivery and those who are giving birth to a large baby.
Compensating negligent care
The impact of anal sphincter tears, when they do not receive the medical attention they need, can not only cause the new mother distress, physical problems and financial losses, but can also trigger high-value compensation claims, costing the NHS significant amounts of money.
There has been significant focus on maternity services in England in recent years and numerous recommendations and guidelines have been introduced to attempt to improve the quality of care but women continue to suffer debilitating symptoms due to failings in care.
Maternity negligence which can lead to permanent bowel problems and may justify a claim for compensation could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination of the new mother following a vaginal birth including a digital rectal examination
- A failure to recognise that injury has occurred to the anal sphincter
- A misdiagnosis of a severe anal injury
- A failure to carry out an effective and appropriate repair of a 3rd or 4th degree tear
Speak to a legal specialist
High-value compensation claims for medical negligence are extremely complex and require the skills of an expert in this complicated area of law.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of birth tear claims.
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