UK MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE EXPERTS - BIRTH INJURY
Cerebral Palsy is one type of birth injury suffered by infants. The term Cerebral Palsy can be identified by the limited muscle control of infants frequently because of mental impairment. The condition develops because of irrepairable injury to the brain that may happen right before, during or immediately after birth. This birth injury could be the result of lack of care on the part of the health care team handling the birth of the child however it usually takes a medical negligence expert to prove that this is so as there is rarely if ever, an early admission of guilt on the part of the relevant healthcare authority. Cerebral Palsy results from inadequate oxygen being fed to the foetal brain. If the child suffers some form of injury to the brain when in the first five years of life, it may also develop into Cerebral Palsy.
Erbs Palsy is a birth injury almost always caused by lack of care that can cause the arm of the child to be permanently paralyzed. Lawyers who are medical negligence experts usually have very good track records of sustaining successful claims in these cases. This injury is caused when the network of nerves found in the neck, across the chest and ending at the fingertips have been damaged by stretching or tearing during a difficult birth. A doctor could harm the infant during the birth process through excessive physical manipulation, resulting in damaged nerves and muscles in the child. Most cases of Erbs Palsy are due to extremely harsh traction during delivery and may be preceded by another birth injury known as Shoulder Dystocia. Erbs Palsy can be prevented when health care professionals follow certain rules to treat Shoulder Dystocia. Some children who are afflicted with Erbs Palsy report that they cannot feel anything with their arms or hands and may exhibit zero muscle control. Erbs Palsy can be categorized into the following: Complete Brachial Plexus Palsy (which causes complete paralysis of the child’s entire arm), Erbs Palsy proper (whose victims cannot hoist the afflicted arm over their head and cannot grip properly with the affected hand), and Klumpkes Palsy (which is a very rare condition and is sometimes confused with Complete Brachial Plexus Palsy.)
Shoulder Dystocia is a birth injury caused subsequent to the infants shoulder being lodged behind the pelvic bone of the mother immediately prior to birth. Extreme injury may occur when the birth process team uses the wrong method to free the shoulder. If carried out using excessive force then medical negligence experts will be able to claim compensation for what can be a seriously debilitating injury. The child may have to endure a broken arm or clavicle, as well as having the network of nerves passing through the neck unduly strained or torn which may and often does produce paralysis of the shoulder or arm. Cases of Shoulder Dystocia may be mild and easily remedied however they can also be very serious and cause permanent disability. Shoulder Dystocia often happens without prior warning but can be prevented from happening if the maternity health care team exercises proper care and observes the right procedures during the birth process.
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