Out of all the different types of birth injuries out there, cerebral palsy is one of the most common. It’s estimated that about 764,000 children and adults in the United States have cerebral palsy. It occurs in about three out of every thousand live births. Cerebral palsy isn’t always easy to diagnose right away. In

When you’re eager to meet your new child, even a normal delivery can feel like an eternity. Being born takes time, but there is a point when labor becomes unusually long and the longer labor takes, the more likely it becomes for something to go wrong. Prolonged labor, also referred to as “dystocia” or “failure

Medical malpractice cases are never simple. Not only do you have the direct, physical impact of the medical error to cope with, the legal side of the case can be even more complex. Even when it seems so clear and so obvious that a doctor made a mistake, trying to hold them liable for it

It’s not always easy to correctly diagnose an illness or medical condition right away. Symptoms can often be linked to many different conditions so doctors use a process known as differential diagnosis to work their way through a list of possible illnesses by doing things like ordering medical testing, learning more about a patient’s symptoms

The biggest wish every expectant parent has for their new child is that they be born healthy. So if a parent notices their baby holding their head in one direction and having difficulty moving their head, it can be very alarming. If this is the case, your child may have torticollis. Also known as “wryneck,”

Even with all the medical progress that has been made to help make giving birth safer, it’s still very easy for deliveries to become complicated and one common reason is because of breech deliveries. Breech births occur in about 1 in 25 full-term births and the reasons why breech births occur often aren’t well understood.

Giving birth is never easy, but sometimes, the baby needs some extra help making its way into the world. Every delivery is unique and there are many different reasons why intervention may be needed to deliver the baby as quickly as possible. In some cases, labor stalls out or the mother becomes too exhausted to

Even though great progress has been made in making childbirth a safer process for both the mother and child, birth injuries do still occur. Birth injuries take many different forms, but broken bones are one of the most common kinds. According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, clavicle fractures are the most common kind of birth injury

Erb’s palsy is a relatively rare type of birth injury, occurring in about 1-2 out of every 1,000 births. It’s a type of brachial plexus injury which involves damage to upper nerves near the neck that control movement and sensation in the shoulder, arm, hand, and fingers. Most commonly, Erb’s palsy occurs when a baby’s

Oxygen deprivation is always something to take seriously. Just a few minutes without enough oxygen has the potential to cause serious injuries that have a significant impact on a person’s life.   Hypoxia is a condition which occurs when the body or part of a body doesn’t receive enough oxygen. Hypoxemia is a related condition