Sentences with phrase «other brachial plexus palsy»

Erb's palsy may be caused by the same sorts of medical negligence that can lead to other brachial plexus palsies.

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.

Not exact matches

Other researchers have found that brachial plexus palsy happens in about 3 per 10,000 Cesarean births (Chauhan et al. 2014).

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.

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.

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.