What Can I Claim For After a Perineal Birth Tear?
If you are found to have been the victim of a severe perineal tear, the negligent care of which has left you struggling with debilitating symptoms, you may be entitled to claim compensation for the impact of those symptoms.
Medical care of a severe birth tear
Most perineal tears are restricted to the vaginal and perineal area but occasionally, a woman suffers a tear which goes further, causing damage to the muscles around the anus.
3rd and 4th degree tears, which can damage the external and internal muscles as well as the lining of the anal canal, can affect a woman's ability to control the passing of wind and faeces.
Women who have just given birth through the vagina should undergo an examination, specifically to check for this type of damage.
A failure to carry out an examination, a failure to identify any damage and a misdiagnosis of an anal tear may all be regarded as negligent care and may justify a claim for compensation.
Compensation claims
A successful compensation claim for medical negligence takes account of the impact of the negligence on the health and quality of life of the person affected.
A woman who is struggling with extreme urgency or leakage of wind and faeces may find that she is no longer able to work in her previous form of employment. Her need for close access to toilet facilities may restrict the type of work she is able to do. The psychological impact on her self-confidence may further restrict her employment options. All of these scenarios may leave her facing a significant and long-term loss of earnings, which would be included in her claim.
It may also be the case that the new mother requires specialist treatment or equipment to help her manage her bowel symptoms and the associated costs would be included in a claim.
Assessing your claim
In order to carry out a thorough investigation into the quality of your medical care and the possibility that you may be entitled to make a claim, it is necessary, in the first instance, to talk to a specialist solicitor.
They will obtain copies of your medical records and undertake as analysis of the quality of your care. Where you are found to have been the victim of negligence, the impact of your symptoms and your associated financial losses will be assessed.
Speak to a specialist solicitor
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of severe birth tear claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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