Birth injury refers to any type of physical injury caused to an infant during or immediately after birth. Birth injuries are possible if the newborn is bigger than normal or is premature. Bigger babies are injured due to the surgeon’s efforts to pull the baby out with forceps. The injuries are a result of delay in treatment, inaccuracy in timing, faulty medication and carelessness. Another birth injury that can take place is Erb’s Palsy. This results in nerve damage in an infant’s arm owing to pressure put on the nerves, during delivery. Cerebral palsy is caused by injury to an infant’s head. The bruises and fractures caused at the time of delivery, due to neglect or miscalculation are also frequent. The parents of infants diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy should be aware of their legal rights. There are many cases where a cerebral palsy results due to medical carelessness.
The liability of medical practitioner in the cases where a baby is injured during birth needs to be established in order to sue them. Medical practitioners and birth injury lawyers are required to be involved, together. The death of a child or injury during birth results in suffering to parents. These cases have to be dealt with great compassion by the lawyers.