How to Claim for Income Lost To 3rd Degree Tear Negligence
If you are suffering income losses because of your 3rd degree tear symptoms, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
3rd degree tear medical care
If a woman suffers a 3rd degree tear during the birth of her baby, the medical professionals who are present at the birth should ensure that it is diagnosed accurately and repaired promptly. This should ensure that the woman's symptoms resolve and her future is not marred by appalling bowel dysfunction.
If the injury is not diagnosed, it will not be repaired and the new mother may suffer symptoms of wind and faecal incontinence for the rest of her life.
Income losses with a 3rd degree tear
Not surprisingly, depending on what she does for a living, she may find that her job and her income are severely compromised by her unanticipated bowel problems.
Many forms of employment may become inappropriate or inaccessible to an individual with incontinence of wind and faeces, meaning that a woman may suffer a significant loss of earnings.
Types of employment which might be particularly susceptible to being disrupted by bowel problems could include hospitality, healthcare, retail, education and policing to name but a few.
The need for prompt access to toilet facilities may also make it very difficult to engage with several types of work.
The new mother may find that her income is affected by having to do a different job, having to retrain, only being able to manage limited hours of work or not being able to work at all.
Claiming compensation
In order to make a claim for compensation, it must be found both that an act of negligence occurred during the course of the woman's medical care and that the negligence has caused her on-going symptoms and subsequent losses.
Negligence during maternity care which may leave a woman suffering an unrepaired 3rd degree tear could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a digital rectal examination following the birth of the baby
- A failure to recognise that any damage has been done to the anal muscles
- A misdiagnosis of damage to the anal muscles
- A failure of repair of damage to the anal sphincter
Speak to a specialist solicitor
If you suspect that you have been the victim of negligent maternity care and are struggling with shocking bowel problems, contact us here at Glynns Solicitors. As specialists in medical negligence law, we have supported numerous women in making claims for maternity negligence and have a long-standing history of success in this complex legal field.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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