BIRTH INJURY INFOGRAPHIC CONTENT SUMMARY Question: When does birth injury occur? Answer: Before, during or after childbirth. While normal complications may emerge during childbirth, it is up to the healthcare provider (obstetrician, family practitioner, anesthesiologist, midwife, or nurse) to respond to complications that may arise. Birth Injuries occur an average of 7 per 1000 live births. Types of birth Injuries Head injury Intracranial hemorrhage ( brain bleeds) Skull Fractures Facial nerve palsy Clavical fracture (collar bone fracture) Leg and arm fracture Abdominal Bleeding BirthHypoxia Cerebral Palsy (CP) Erbs Palsy Brachial plexus palsy Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Risk Factors that Lead to Increased Birth Complications Large-for-date infants (Macrosamia), especially infants who weigh more than 4500 g Instrumental deliveries, including forceps (midcavity) or vacuum Abnormal Delivery Positions including vaginal breech delivery Underdeveloped Pelvis Abnormal or excessive traction during delivery Oxygen Deprivation Prolonged delivery Use of epidural anesthesia Use of a medication to cause labor and stronger contractions Did your medical practitioner fail you and your baby during birth? Types of errors include: Failure to anticipate birthcomplications with a larger baby Failure to anticipate maternal health complications Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding Failing to respond to umbilical cord compression or entrapment Failure to respond to fetal distress Delayed c-section Misuse of forceps or a vacuum extractor during delivery Inappropriate administration of birthinduction drugs How a Birth Injury Attorney Can Help A skilled birth injury lawyer can provide sound legal advice and helping obtaining financial compensation to pay for the numerous medical expenses incurred. By finding an attorney experienced with birth injuries, you will be able to get the support that you need to make it through this difficult time. *http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/980112-overview http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=38526 https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb74.jsp http://pattch.org/resource-guide/traumatic-births-and-ptsd-definition-and-statistics/ http://www.webmd.com/brain/understanding-cerebral-palsy-basic-information http://americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/birthingchoices.html

1. 2.Failure to respond to umbilical cord compression or entrapment
Intracranial hemorrhage
(brain bleeds)
Skull Fractures
Facial nerve palsy
Clavicle fracture
(collar bone fracture)
Leg and arm fracture
Types of Birth Injuries
How a Birth Injury Attorney Can Help
Did your medical practitioner fail you and your baby during birth?
Typesoferrorsinclude:
Q.When does birth injury occur?
A.Before, during or after childbirth.While normal complications may emerge during
childbirth, it is up to the healthcare provider (obstetrician, family practitioner,
anesthesiologist, midwife, or nurse) to respond to complications that may arise.
A skilled birth injury lawyer can provide sound legal advice and help obtain financial
compensation to pay for the numerous medical expenses incurred.
By finding an attorney experienced with birth injuries, you will be able to get the
support that you need to make it through this difficult time.
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Sources
www.webmd.com www.americanpregnancy.orgwww.pattch.org
www.emedicine.medscape.com
Birth Injury
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Birth Hypoxia
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Erb’s palsy
Brachial plexus palsy
Head injury
Abdominal Bleeding
1. Failure to respond to fetal distress
3. Misuse of forceps or a vacuum extractor during delivery
4. Delayed C-section
5. Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding
6. Failure to anticipate birth complications with a larger baby
7. Failure to anticipate maternal health complications
8. Inappropriate administration of birth induction drugs
BirthInjuriesoccuranaverageof7per1000livebirths.