OASI Compensation and Maternity Negligence
If you are struggling with the appalling symptoms of an OASI, you may be wondering if you can make a claim for compensation. This may be possible if your maternity care was negligent.
Claiming compensation
Compensation for medical negligence aims to provide recompense for the financial impact of the negligence as well as addressing the patient's pain and suffering. For example, if the symptoms associated with an OASI have resulted in you having to change the nature of your employment or reducing your hours and suffering a significant loss of income as a consequence, such an outcome would be addressed within a successful claim.
A specialist solicitor will be able to investigate the quality of your maternity care and advise you as to the best way forward if it appears that you have, indeed, been the victim of negligent care.
An unrepaired OASI
As the most severe forms of maternal birth tear, obstetric anal sphincter injuries cause the most damage and the most distressing and debilitating symptoms.
Damaging the anal sphincter, these appalling injuries can result in a loss of control of both wind and faeces. In some cases, they may even lead to leakage from the vagina or necessitate the fitting of a stoma to provide bowel function.
If a new mother is unfortunate enough to have suffered a 3rd or 4th degree tear during vaginal childbirth, it is essential that it is diagnosed and repaired shortly after the birth. This will provide the best chance that the woman will recover from her bowel symptoms.
Negligent maternity care
If substandard maternity care by medical professionals has left a new mother with an unrepaired OASI, the relevant professionals may be regarded as having been negligent.
In relation to an OASI, negligent care may include the following:
- A failure to examine
- A failure to diagnose any injury
- A misdiagnosis of injury
- A failure to carry out an effective repair
Any of the above may leave a woman suffering shocking bowel problems for the rest of her life and adversely impact on her quality of life.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers. If you suspect that you may have been the victim of negligence, contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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