Third Degree Tear Employment Problems and When to Claim Compensation
A significant loss of earnings can be an important part of a successful claim for compensation if you are suffering due to negligent maternity care.
The employment impact of a third degree tear
If a third degree tear during childbirth is correctly diagnosed and comprehensively repaired, the new mother should find that her symptoms resolve effectively. Without competent medical care, however, these debilitating injuries can impact on the woman's ability to work and restrict her earning capacity.
The symptoms of an unrepaired third degree tear can include loss of control of the passing of both wind and faeces, urgency when needing the toilet, discomfort and perineal infections.
This unpleasant combination of symptoms can affect a woman's ability to work in a number of ways:
- Her distressing symptoms may have caused significant psychological damage, affecting her ability to work
- Her need for immediate access to a toilet may mean that she is restricted in the working environments and, therefore, the types of employment, which she is able to manage
- Her symptoms may mean that some types of employment, such as education, healthcare, hospitality, retail and policing, are no longer suitable
- Work which requires the woman to engage in extensive travel may no longer be suitable
The result of this may be that the woman affected by a third degree tear suffers a significant loss of earnings. As her symptoms may be permanent, it may well be that her loss of earning is permanent also. Her choice of career may be lost to her and any anticipated promotion and increase in salary and pension likewise.
When to claim compensation
If you are struggling with debilitating bowel symptoms which you believe to have been caused by substandard maternity care, it may be possible to claim compensation for loss of earnings, as well as other losses.
If the maternity professionals who attended the birth of your baby failed to make an accurate diagnosis of your third degree tear, meaning that you did not undergo a surgical repair, they may be regarded as having been negligent. If your bowel symptoms are found to be the result of such negligence, you may be entitled to make a claim.
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Glynns Solicitors is a specialist medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in maternal birth injury claims.
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