May 4, 2012 /24-7PressRelease / -birth injuries, sometimes known as the trauma of birth, are physical injury, the baby receives while being born. These injuries can be caused by the process of work and the delivery itself, but they can also be the result of a medical malpractice.
Causes of trauma at birth
Birth injuries are more likely to occur if the birth is difficult. A difficult birth is generally caused by the size or position of the baby during labour and delivery. Difficult births are usually one or more of the following:
-Premature babies (born before 37 weeks)
-Labor extended, especially if the mother water breaks early in the process of
-Large babies (the more than eight pounds, 13 ounces)
-The size and shape of the basin of the mother makes it unsuitable for a delivery vaginal, also known under the name cephalopelvic disproportion - but a caesarean section was not informed or was unduly delayed
-Breech births and other cases where the baby is in an abnormal position of the uterus or birth birth canal
Common birth injuries
Some of the most common birth injuries are:
-Substitute Caput - swelling severe scalp of the baby that develops as the birth of the child. This condition can cause bruising around the area of the contusion. If the baby is delivered by vacuum extraction, it is more at risk of developing this disease.
-Bruises/pliers brands - sometimes, bruises on the face or head is caused by contact with the pelvic bone and tissues of the mother. If the clips are used to deliver the baby well, they can cause temporary as bruising or marks. Babies by vacuum extraction, the risk of cuts on the scalp and bruises.
-Facial paralysis - pressure on the face of the baby in the delivery process has sometimes damage the facial nerves, causing the face become paralysed. The paralysis is usually temporary, but it can be permanent. Forceps-delivered babies have a higher risk of developing this injury.
-Paralysis of Brachial Plexus injury/Erb - occurs when the bundle of nerves run from the neck up to the arm are damaged, causing the baby to be unable to flex or rotate the arm. Nerves can heal over time, but sometimes they require surgery. These injuries frequently occur when the provision is complicated by the shoulder dystocia - difficult to deliver the shoulders of the baby because of the pelvic bone mother - particularly if the obstetrician does not use due diligence to meet this complication of delivery.
-Fractures - the baby bones clavicle (collarbone) and (femur) are particularly vulnerable during labour and delivery, because they are subject to pressure and forces of torsion during childbirth.
-Cerebral palsy - damage to the brain due to a lack of oxygen to the brain. There are many reasons, that this can occur during labour and delivery but signs of fetal distress on the fetal heart rate monitor can alert the obstetric team that the baby is at risk of brain damage and perform a cesarean section delivery of emergency can prevent it.
A lawyer can help
Although some birth injuries naturally during the birth process, others are the result of medical negligence. Whatever this is an obstetrician from the use of forceps or a vacuum extractor irregularly during labour, the absence of a physician to recognize the signs of fetal distress can cause these types of trauma at birth.
If your baby was injured during childbirth and you believe that the injuries were due to the negligence of the doctor, please contact an experienced medical malpractice lawyer in your area. A prosecutor can investigate the cause of the injury, inform you of your rights under the Act and the work to hold responsible parties accountable.
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