Nerves in the brachial plexus may be torn or otherwise damaged, resulting
in brachial plexus palsy and other palsy injuries.
Shoulder dystocia is far more likely to occur with fetuses over a certain size and weight and often results
in brachial plexus palsy injuries when obstetricians or others assisting in a child's birth pull on or stretch a baby's neck or head in an attempt to get the baby's shoulder free of the mother's pelvic bone.
When the shoulder is trapped in this position, the brachial plexus may become compressed, stretched or torn resulting
in brachial plexus palsy.
Not exact matches
In order to prevent one permanent brachial plexus palsy in babies suspected to be over 8 lbs., 13 oz., 2,345 women would have unnecessary Cesareans at a cost of $ 4.9 million dollars per injury prevented (costs were estimated using year 1995 dollars
In order to prevent one permanent
brachial plexus palsy in babies suspected to be over 8 lbs., 13 oz., 2,345 women would have unnecessary Cesareans at a cost of $ 4.9 million dollars per injury prevented (costs were estimated using year 1995 dollars
in babies suspected to be over 8 lbs., 13 oz., 2,345 women would have unnecessary Cesareans at a cost of $ 4.9 million dollars per injury prevented (costs were estimated using year 1995 dollars).
Other researchers have found that
brachial plexus palsy happens
in about 3 per 10,000 Cesarean births (Chauhan et al. 2014).
In one study that looked at 387 children who experienced
brachial plexus palsy, 92 % were born vaginally and 8 % were born by Cesarean (Chang et al. 2016).
In the meantime, it is important to learn more about
brachial plexus injuries and
brachial palsy among infants.
We are skilled
in addressing all types of birth injury claims, including those that involve cerebral
palsy, Erb's
palsy,
brachial plexus injury, shoulder dystocia, paralysis, developmental delays, infections, and much more.
When a physician applies too much force to a baby's arm or neck during delivery, nerves
in the spine or
brachial plexus can be damaged, resulting
in conditions such as Erb's
palsy or Klumpke's
palsy.
Brachial plexus injuries (commonly described as a «
palsy») have an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births and have not declined despite recent advances
in obstetrics.
The Cochran Firm wants to help you deal with the aftermath of
brachial plexus damage resulting
in Erb's
palsy and get you the compensation you deserve for your child or loved one's injury.
The more common types of injuries include cuts and bruises caused by pressure on the head during birth, facial paralysis, bone fractures,
brachial plexus injury (nerve damage which results
in paralysis of the arm) and cerebral
palsy.
Symptoms of
brachial plexus palsy can be evident soon after birth or
in a child's first years.
If, on the other hand, the fetus's macrosomia is found to have been caused by medical negligence during the mother's pregnancy, such negligence may be found to combine with the negligence of medical personnel assisting
in her child's birth to cause a child's
brachial plexus palsy or other birth injury.
Since not every birth which involves shoulder dystocia results
in a
brachial plexus injury, it is likely that at least some cases of Erb's
Palsy can be prevented.
If your child suffered a
brachial plexus injury which resulted
in Erb's
palsy, the personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys at Peter Thompson & Associates want to help you.
Brachial plexus palsy injuries may also occur as a result of medical malpractice during the labor and delivery stages of a child's birth, even
in the absence of medical negligence during a mother's pregnancy.
The physician may, thus, be found liable
in a medical malpractice action for a
brachial plexus palsy injury sustained by the child during the child's vaginal delivery.
Brachial plexus palsy is a birth injury that causes a weakness or loss of movement
in a child's arm, hand, fingers, and / or shoulder.
Erb's
Palsy is one of a few different types of birth injuries which involve damage to the nerves
in the
brachial plexus.
The improper use of forceps to assist
in a difficult delivery may also result
in a baby's
brachial plexus palsy birth injury.
Brachial plexus injuries, Vacuum delivery injuries, Injuries from lack of oxygen, Paralysis, Cerebral
palsy, Misdiagnosis of genetic and developmental defects
in a fetus, Misread ultrasounds...
Erb's
palsy is a condition that results when the bundle of nerves called the
brachial plexus in the shoulder, arm, and hand are damaged.
The negligence of an obstetrician or other medical personnel can result
in a child's cranial or spinal cord injury, umbilical cord strangulation, cerebral
palsy and other asphyxiation injuries, Erb's or
brachial plexus palsy, and many others.
Our
brachial plexus palsy attorneys are well versed
in the myriad causes of these injuries and will do everything
in their power to see that those who have caused your child's
brachial plexus palsy injuries are held liable
in a court of law.