When a woman suffers an injury during the vaginal birth of her baby, it can be difficult to understand exactly what has happened and its significance. Not only are there several different types of … [Read more...]
3rd Degree Tear Incontinence
If you are suffering from wind and faecal incontinence or urgency following the birth of your child, it is possible that you have either an undiagnosed or poorly-repaired third degree tear. You may … [Read more...]
4th Degree Tear Symptoms
Untreated 4th degree tears can deprive a woman of her ability to work, socialise and bring up her baby as she may have wanted. It can impact severely on her relationships and her self-confidence and … [Read more...]
Pelvic Floor Exercises and Severe Perineal Tears
New data suggests that around a third of pregnant women do not carry out pelvic floor exercises before giving birth. Does this matter? Encouraging pelvic floor exercises Recent online research … [Read more...]
Surgery For Perineal Tears
If you have suffered a third or fourth degree perineal tear, you should have undergone a surgical repair. If you are now suffering long-term symptoms due to a failure to treat your injury, you may … [Read more...]
Cannot Work After Birth Injury
Suffering a severe perineal tear during vaginal childbirth can dramatically impact on a woman’s life. A prompt and accurate diagnosis of any damage followed by a skilled repair is absolutely … [Read more...]
Forceps Deliveries and Anal Sphincter Injuries
A forceps delivery is a significant risk factor in experiencing a severe perineal tear during childbirth. What is a forceps delivery? A forceps delivery can sometimes be considered necessary during … [Read more...]
Underestimating the Impact of Severe Perineal Trauma
Is there still a need for better training regarding Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries following childbirth? Lack of awareness A new blog on the Royal College of Midwives’ website includes the … [Read more...]
Assessing OASI Care Bundles
OASI Care Bundles have been implemented in sixteen maternity units across the UK over the past 18 months and their impact is now due to be assessed according to The Royal College of Midwives which … [Read more...]
Caring for An Anal Sphincter Injury
If your anal injury following the birth of your child is not repairing well, it may be that your diagnosis or repair were inadequate. It might be appropriate to make a claim for compensation for the … [Read more...]
Recognising Perineal Trauma After Childbirth
It may seem surprising but the process of a vaginal birth can, in a minority of cases, cause damage to the mother sufficient to result in incontinence of wind and faeces. Accurate diagnosis is … [Read more...]
Symptoms of a Poor Perineal Tear Repair
A poorly-repaired anal sphincter injury can leave the new mother with a catalogue of lifelong symptoms rendering her unable to work or care for her baby as she might have wished. A poor anal … [Read more...]
What is A Perineal Tear and Why Does It Happen?
A perineal tear is an injury which can happen during childbirth. It cannot happen if a woman gives birth through a caesarean section but only with a vaginal birth. A perineal tear can occur when the … [Read more...]
Assisted Birth Perineal Tear
An assisted birth can increase the risk of suffering a severe perineal injury such as a 3rd or 4th degree tear. An assisted birth An assisted birth, or an instrumental birth, is where the … [Read more...]
Faecal Incontinence After Childbirth
A perineal injury when giving birth can lead to devastating on-going bowel symptoms. Severe perineal tears A small percentage of women are unfortunate enough to suffer severe injury during the … [Read more...]
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