Can I Sue Maternity Services for an Unrepaired 3rd Degree Tear?
An unrepaired 3rd degree tear can cause significant bowel dysfunction and distress. Talk to a specialist solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
The right to compensation
If an individual suffers a worse outcome following medical care than should have been the case, they are legally entitled to claim compensation for the consequences.
This applies to maternity services, as it does to negligence in a GP surgery, in Accident and Emergency, in-hospital services and other healthcare services such as NHS 111.
Although birth tears are a risk of vaginal childbirth, an unrepaired 3rd (or, indeed, 4th) degree tear is not an acceptable outcome following the birth of a baby.
Any injury to the woman's perineum and, as in the case of 3rd and 4th degree tears, to her anal sphincter needs to be identified, diagnosed and effectively repaired shortly after the delivery of the baby in order to ensure that the new mother does not face a lifetime of bowel problems.
If the maternity professionals involved in the care of the new mother fail to carry out these procedures, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation for the impact on the new mother's well-being and quality of life.
Making a successful claim
A woman with an unrepaired 3rd degree tear may find that she is struggling with loss of control of the passing of wind and faeces.
Additionally, she may find that her confidence is undermined, her ability to work has been compromised, that she requires specialist treatment and that she is now unable to engage in many of the activities and chores which she would previously have found easily accessible.
A successful claim would take account of the financial impact of the negligence which the new mother has suffered.
This could include compensating any loss of earnings, both in the past and into the future, as well as including the costs of specialist treatment and equipment where this has been necessitated by the consequences of the negligence.
Speak to a specialist solicitor
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of birth tear claims and a thorough understanding of the distress and difficulties which an unrepaired birth tear can cause.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about your situation and symptoms and the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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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