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Archive for the ‘Erbs palsy’ Category

By Joseph Devine

Erb’s Palsy is a type of paralysis occurring in the upper arm due to nerve damage. The damage done to these nerves almost always takes place during childbirth-typically, during births that are abnormal or notably difficult. Excessive strain on the neck and head of the baby, or pulling on the baby during childbirth is the most common causes of this paralysis. The extent of nerve damage can vary greatly from child to child, and so can the treatment options. In some cases, the damage is minimal enough that it can heal on its own, and in other cases, a child will require physical therapy or surgery. Read the rest of this entry »

Brachial plexus injury or Erb’s Palsy is the most claim in In obstetrics failure cases. Condition where the baby gets stuck behind the mom’s pelvic bone during birthing is called shoulder dystocia.

There are a number of maneuvers to release the shoulder; these maneuvers do not involve touching the infant’s head. Excessive force to the neck could be occured during delivery and prone to occur Erb’s palsy.

The lawyer may encounter the following objections:

Even if the doctor applied improper force. Performs at lateral traction do not acceptable. 1–the procedure don’t release the anterior shoulder and 2–lateral traction is the only factor of Erb’s palsy.

The physician didn’t know that the infant’s weight is 8 pounds 14 oz or more. This is also unacceptable reason beacuse there are a lot of tools can be used to predict the weight.

Didn’t predict shoulder dystorcia due to unaverage weight of infant. Should dystocia is still predictable if there’s disproportion between the fetus size and the pelvis size.

Delivery didn’t get problem; Erb’s palsy could be occured in utero. Excessive lateral traction is the only factor of Erb’s palsy in a head first vaginal delivery.

By understanding the mechanism of birth injury, the lawyer can effectively respond to the defense of the statement and prove that the injury was foreseeable and preventable.