If you are suffering with distressing and debilitating anal and perineal symptoms because your perineal tear was not diagnosed at the time of your baby’s birth, you may be entitled to make a claim for … [Read more...]
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Do I have A Severe Perineal Tear?
If you are experiencing on-going unpleasant bowel and perineal symptoms after the birth of your baby, it is possible that you have an undiagnosed perineal tear. Perineal tears Perineal tears should … [Read more...]
Failed Repair of Perineal Tear
The failure to repair a perineal tear effectively after childbirth may have an extremely distressing and life-changing impact on the woman affected. The impact of a failed repair Some perineal tears … [Read more...]
Reducing Severe Perineal Tear Rates
Is the OASI Care Bundle Project making a difference to the apparently increasing number of women who suffer severe perineal tears during vaginal childbirth? OASI Care Bundles The OASI Care Bundle … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Incompetent Repair of Severe Perineal Tear
The repair of an obstetric anal sphincter injury following the birth of a baby requires skill, experience and care. An incompetent or inadequate repair can leave the new mother with a lifetime of … [Read more...]
Psychological Impact of Perineal Injury
The psychological effect of a severe anal injury can be as bad as or worse than the physical impact. A successful claim for compensation may help to alleviate some problems and give a sense that … [Read more...]
Episiotomies and Perineal Injury
Does an episiotomy prevent severe perineal trauma during childbirth or does it make it more likely? Perineal tears and an episiotomy A woman may suffer a tear to the area between her vagina and … [Read more...]
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