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There are many reasons why parents may pursue birth injury compensation where personal injury may have been suffered by either the baby or the mother, or both.
During normal vaginal delivery it is not uncommon for the baby to get stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone. Midwives and consultant obstetricians should be familiar with methods for overcoming this situation and most procedures will be safe for both mother and infant, but it has taken many years for these safe methods to be developed and there are still some older, more dangerous methods practised in less well-developed countries.
Symphysiotomy and birth injury compensation
Symphysiotomy is a surgical procedure performed during childbirth to widen the pelvis by cutting the cartilage of the symphysis pubis (the midline cartilaginous joint which unites the left and right pubic bones).
First advocated in 1597 by Severin Pineau symphysiotomies were at one time a routine procedure for women suffering obstructed labour. However, as the prevalence of Caesarean sections increased towards the end of the 19th century, the symphysiotomy became a much rarer procedure.
Symphysotomy provides a temporary increased pelvic diameter of up to 2 cm. The surgical division of the symphysis ligaments should be carried out under a local anaesthetic and then the baby must be delivered using vacuum extraction methods.
The birth intervention procedure is now rarely used in developed countries, but can be a lifesaving course of action where C-section is not feasible.
However, there are inherent risks associated with symphysiotomy, such as urethral and bladder injury, infection, long term difficulty in walking and pain.
Between the 1950s and 1980s many women in Ireland unknowingly underwent symphysiotomies during childbirth and were left with severe side effects, including extreme pain, incontinence and depression. It is said that Irish obstetricians were seeking to establish the procedure as an alternative to Caesarean section as it was feared that women made to undergo repeated C-sections might seek the use of contraception and therefore act against their Catholic beliefs.
Claiming birth injury compensation with YouClaim
If you have received any form of birth intervention which has harmed you or your baby, you may be able to make a claim for compensation with the birth injury specialists at YouClaim.
We have many years of experience in this field and our solicitors’ success rates are high. However, the complexities of such a claim mean that certain costs to enable the claim to proceed may be inevitable. We strive to keep these costs to a minimum, always discuss them with you beforehand and, in a won case, endeavour to reimburse you as fully as possible.
Further, in a won case you are guaranteed to receive 100 percent compensation as we never take a penny from the awarded sum.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of making a claim for birth injury compensation call one of our knowledgeable legal advisors on 0800 10 757 95; you will be under no obligation to proceed and all information given will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Call now, echat, fill in an online claim form or request a call back and let us strive to bring your birth injury claim to its swiftest and most successful conclusion.
