Both Erb's palsy and
other brachial plexus palsies may result from this negligent pulling of a baby's head and neck and may lead to debilitating and life - long damages for the child.
Erb's palsy may be caused by the same sorts of medical negligence that can lead to
other brachial plexus palsies.
Not exact matches
Bad outcomes for babies are death and permanent brain damage or
other disability such as a
brachial plexus injury sustained during a difficult vaginal delivery.
Other researchers have found that
brachial plexus palsy happens in about 3 per 10,000 Cesarean births (Chauhan et al. 2014).
Infants are also seen to help with torticollis,
brachial plexus injuries, palgiocephaly and
other musculoskeletal concerns.
Our law firm is experienced in representing clients in
brachial plexus and
other birth injury cases.
Other causes of spinal cord injuries during delivery include: excessive pressure or pulling of the baby's body, hyperextension of the head in abnormal birthing positions,
brachial plexus - related injuries, or an overstretched spinal cord.
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.
Catastrophic injuries or illnesses can include brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputations,
brachial plexus injury, multiple fractures, burns or
other congenital or neurological disorders.
The tragic consequences of a birth injury can be as terrible as the loss of life of the child, through to a child with Erb's palsy, cerebral palsy,
brachial plexus injuries and
other catastrophic 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.
Errors during a C - Section can cause fetal lacerations, which may result in, among
other things, facial injuries, cervical cord injuries,
brachial plexus injuries, and fractures.
Nerves in the
brachial plexus may be torn or otherwise damaged, resulting in
brachial plexus palsy and
other palsy injuries.
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.