Assessing Maternity Negligence and Claiming Compensation for Birth Tear Symptoms
Negligent maternity care of a new mother's perineal and anal region can cause life-changing and highly-distressing consequences. Speak to a specialist solicitor about claiming compensation.
Negligent post-natal perineal care
The guidelines around perineal care for a woman who has just given birth through the vagina are clear. A thorough examination, including a digital rectal examination to check for damage to the anal muscles is required. If an injury is identified, it needs to be diagnosed and recorded accurately and fully, ensuring that a comprehensive repair is carried out.
If any of the above processes is not carried out competently, the new mother may find that she starts to experience incontinence or leakage of both wind and faeces. Where a fistula has developed following a 4th degree tear, she may even need to have a stoma fitted. The impact of this on her self-confidence and quality of life can be devastating.
Where negligent care is found to have played a role, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation to address your financial losses.
Assessing the quality of your maternity care
If you are struggling with the appalling symptoms of a 3rd or 4th degree tear which you believe did not receive adequate medical care, speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
They will be able to obtain copies of your medical records and engage the best medical experts who will assess the quality of your care.
If it is found that your maternity care was substandard in relation to your anal injury, a further assessment will identify the financial impact of the negligence. For example, if your shocking bowel symptoms mean that you are now struggling to work or have had to change to a different type of employment or reduced working hours, your loss of earnings would be included in your claim.
Also, if you require specialist equipment or treatment in order to manage your symptoms, the associated costs could be included in your claim.
Free legal advice
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive expertise in birth tear claims. Over many years of working with women who have suffered the impact of anal injury negligence, we have developed a depth of understanding of the distress and disability which these injuries can cause.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim if you are struggling with the impact of severe bowel symptoms due to negligent maternity care.
We can offer No Win No Fee medical negligence funding which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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