Causes of Erb's Palsy / Brachial Plexus Injuries
If medical mistake made at birth resulted in Erb's palsy for your child, our birth injury lawyers can pursue financial compensation. >>REQUEST A FREE CLAIM EVALUATION
Erb's palsy, also referred to as a brachial plexus injury, can be sustained during delivery as a result of a birth emergency known as shoulder dystocia. The baby's shoulder may become stuck on the mother's pubic bone causing the nerves which control movement and feeling in the shoulder, arm and hand to be injured. As a result, the baby may be left with Brachial Plexus Paralysis, and suffer severe limitations in the movement of their arm.
In many cases a brachial plexus injury at birth may have been caused by a medical mistake or failure to identify and react to the complication during delivery. When compared to the number of births each year, the percentage of children who suffer brachial plexus injury is relatively small. However, the impact an Erb’s Palsy injury can have on the child can last a lifetime and severely limit what the child is able to do.
When a mother chooses a doctor or hospital to deliver the child, she places trust in that medical provider to use the proper care and attention to protect her and the unborn child. In many cases, a simple lapse in judgment or failure of the doctor to give their full time and attention to the mother in labor causes a brachial plexus injury and results in a child with Erb’s Palsy.
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FAILURE TO TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY
In many cases, a baby who suffers a brachial plexus injury is larger than average child at birth, or the mother’s birth canal is smaller than average. Through the use of proper standars of medical care and attention, a doctor, hospital and medical staff should be able to anticipate potential problems and react appropriately to eliminate or minimize the risk of shoulder dystocia. Failure to do so may cause brachial plexus paralysis, known as erbs palsy.
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EXCESSIVE FORCE AND OVERREACTION BY DOCTOR MAY CAUSE ERB'S PALSY
A brachial plexus injury may also be caused if the doctor or medical staff overreact or use excessive force when the baby's shoulder becomes stuck on the mother's pubic bone. Too much traction or force being applied to the newborn's head during delivery could cause an injury to the brachial plexus nerve, causing erb's palsy.
FREE CLAIM EVALUATION FOR ERB'S PALSY CHILDREN
if a brachial plexus injury could have been prevented, and a doctor, hospital or nurse’s mistake is the cause of a permanent shoulder disability, the child may be entitled to settlement benefits. The erb's palsey lawyers at Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, P.A. have the experience and resources necessary to pursue a financial recovery for the child.
Each state has a deadline which could bar the child’s right to pursue financial compensation, so time is of the essence. Request a free consultation and Erb’s Palsy claim evaluation, There are no fees or expenses unless a recovery is secured for the child.
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