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Welcoming
a new child
into the world should be a joyous occasion
for new parents.
However, when the child is born with a birth
injury, joy is immediately replaced with concern.
Inevitably, questions arise. Why did this
happen? What does the future hold for my baby?
Predictable
and
Preventable
Erb’s Palsy is a birth injury which is usually
preventable. It occurs when the nerves from
the cervical spine which go to the arm are
stretched or torn during the delivery process.
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What
does
the future
hold for
my baby?
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Unfortunately this nerve
damage is often permanent.
When
a doctor has reason to believe that there
will be a large baby, Caesarean Section should
be considered.
One clue is when the mother suffers from diabetes
during the pregnancy. The increased sugar
in her blood causes the baby to grow more
than usual, resulting in a larger head and
broader shoulders. This makes it more difficult
for the child to fit through the pelvis, and
more likely that one of the shoulders will
get caught on the mother's pelvic bone, creating
the circumstances for an Erb's Palsy injury.
ERB'S
PALSY cont
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