{"id":32446,"date":"2022-05-30T08:36:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/05\/30\/childbirth-mum-left-feeling-dirty-by-incontinence-injuries\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T08:36:07","slug":"childbirth-mum-left-feeling-dirty-by-incontinence-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/05\/30\/childbirth-mum-left-feeling-dirty-by-incontinence-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Childbirth: Mum left feeling dirty by incontinence injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“It’s isolating, debilitating and makes you feel dirty.”<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Too many women deal with bowel incontinence as a result of injuries during childbirth, according to a charity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Masic’s Anna Clements said stigma and a lack of information meant women were unaware of the medical support available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Welsh Government has said a plan will be published in the summer on how health authorities should provide “quality health services for women”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A coalition of charities said it was one of several ways women experience poor health outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Women need to be listened to, not just dismissed and said, ‘That’s what happens with childbirth \u2013 just go ahead,'” added Ms. Clements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Masic supports women who have suffered anal sphincter injuries – a problem so stigmatized that few will share their symptoms with anyone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ms Clements said the charity has mainly helped women who “have had third and fourth degree tears – that’s the damage done to your anal sphincter”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “It’s a traumatic injury in the pelvic area, usually in the perineum,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    But she is fortunate that her own injury 13 years ago was so serious that she was treated immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ms Clements, from Nottingham, received a procedure called sacral nerve stimulation, which helped control incontinence, but said going perimenopause at 46 could mean the symptoms “come back with a vengeance”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “It’s affected my relationship with my husband, my work, my social groups \u2014 the way people respond to you \u2014 it affects everything.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Eventually, the injury meant she had to quit a job she loved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “At first I had no idea what the injury was – I didn’t dare look and I didn’t feel comfortable knowing what was really going on. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cI figured once I got a fix it would go back to normal. Apparently, I’ve now found that’s not the case.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Cardiff and Vale Health Board has opened a new pelvic health center to improve care for patients who have suffered similar injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Anna Clements said this is a model that could be used more broadly as current healthcare is “a zip code lottery”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Julie Cornish, a colorectal surgeon, was instrumental in setting up the center, which helps patients with a prolapsed pelvic floor, incontinence and bowel dysfunction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “These are really common conditions – they mainly affect women but can also affect men,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Clinics for things like bowel, bladder or gynecological problems are held concurrently at the center which is based at Barry Hospital, Vale of Glamorgan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    This means that patients can get advice from different specialists immediately without having to join separate waiting lists, which significantly reduces waiting times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ms Cornish acknowledged the numbers currently seeking help are “the tip of the iceberg” due to the stigma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cWe usually see patients who have had problems for five, seven or even ten years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cThose who come to us quickly are the ones who have really significant problems, but those in the middle just take it. And it’s only when something triggers it — an event or a disaster — that means they leave and seek help.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Ms Cornish added that “we need to talk about it”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    She said there are “a number of people who feel ashamed or embarrassed because they think they’re the only person – but they really aren’t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “Whoever seeks help, gets help.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      The Women’s Health Wales coalition, which brings together more than 60 organisations, has produced a report claiming medicines and health services are not meeting the needs of female patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      The coalition is made up of charities, royal colleges, patient groups and the British Heart Foundation Cymru and Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      “Health inequalities are widespread in Wales, from lack of access to specialized services to a lack of appropriate data,” said Gemma Roberts, policy and public affairs manager at the British Heart Foundation Cymru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      “So the Welsh Government’s plan needs to be ambitious to ensure a whole life-course approach to women’s health, embracing all areas where women’s opportunities differ, such as heart attack care.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      Debbie Shaffer, founder of FTWW, added that patient involvement is crucial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      \u201cPatients are often the experts through experience in their own care and can identify areas for improvement for the future \u2013 their insights are invaluable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      “We call on the Welsh Government and Health Authorities in Wales to commit to continuing this level of commitment – nothing about us, without us.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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      A Welsh Government spokeswoman said: “Our Women’s Health Implementation Group is continuing with important work to support women’s health, including establishing a network of Pelvic Health and Wellbeing Coordinators and overseeing the appointment of a dedicated Endometriosis Nurse in each health department.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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