Bowel Injury After Maternity Negligence
If you are struggling with distressing and disabling bowel problems following the birth of your baby, talk to a specialist solicitor about the possibility of compensation for an undiagnosed birth tear.
Bowel symptoms and vaginal childbirth tears
A shocking but, thankfully, occasional result of vaginal childbirth is a tear which damages the functioning of the anal muscles. This can leave the new mother struggling to control the passing of wind and faeces.
The potential severity of these injuries in terms of the impact on the new mother's quality of life should ensure that particular attention is paid to perineal care following the delivery of the baby.
Maternity guidelines exist which recommend the best approaches to ensuring the long-term integrity of the anal sphincter.
The impact of post-natal bowel symptoms
If negligent medical care leaves a new mother with ongoing and possibly permanent loss of control of the passing of wind and faeces, the impact on the woman's quality of life and self-confidence can be devastating.
The new mother may find that it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to return to her previous job because of the nature of her bowel problems. This may result in a significant loss of earnings and the distressing impact of the loss of a planned career. She may need to seek a different job or work reduced hours, also affecting her income.
She may find her symptoms difficult to manage psychologically as well as practically. She may need emotional support as well as specialist treatment and care.
Negligent maternity care
Maternity professionals may be regarded as negligent if they have failed to diagnose and repair a severe 3rd or 4th degree tear. Examples of negligent care could include a failure to carry out an examination, a failure to recognise damage to the anal sphincter, a misdiagnosis of an anal sphincter injury or a failure to ensure that a full and effective repair of an anal injury is carried out.
Negligent care, resulting in on-going symptoms, may justify a claim for compensation which would address the financial impact of those symptoms such as a loss of income.
Free legal advice
Contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law with extensive experience in severe birth tear claims.
One of our team of friendly solicitors, will be very happy to talk to you, free of charge, about your situation and the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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