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Erb's Palsy Infographic

ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/ ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/ ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/ ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/ ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/ ERB'S PALSY Erb's Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, occurs in the network of nerves that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. Erb's Palsy is an injury to the nerves in the neck and upper chest. The injury can result in a loss of movement and feeling in the arm, hand and fingers. This injury often occurs during childbirth if the baby's shoulders become stuck behind the mother's pubic bone and the appropriate delivery techniques are not used. Erb's Palsy Erb's Palsy is a loss of movement or weakness of the arm that occurs when the collection of nerves around the shoulder are damaged during birth. There are different forms of Erb's Palsy in an infant. The type depends on the degree of arm paralysis. Brachial Plexus This bundle of nerves is called the brachial plexus. 3/1000 Births Permanent Injury Occurs in an average of 3 25% of affected infants will experience permanent impairment and injury. infants per 1000 live births. /1000 25% HOW DOES ERB'S PALSY HAPPEN? Babies are at risk for Erb's Palsy if their shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone during vaginal delivery. This is called shoulder dystocia. Before Delivery Did you have any of these risk factors for Did you ask .. shoulder dystocia? Is my baby at risk for shoulder dystocia? Small pelvic structure? Diabetes? What kind of risk Large baby? factors should I be aware of? The Birth The nerves of the brachial plexus can be injured during a difficult vaginal delivery, when there is shoulder dystocia, and the appropriate delivery tech- niques aren't used. When shoulder dystocia occurs, the brachial plexus nerves are at risk for injury when excessive traction or pulling is applied to baby's head or neck. When the following proper techniques aren't used, problems can happen. Did the doctor or nurse .. Put you on your hands and knees for delivery? Pull your knees up to your chest? Give you an Apply pressure to your belly? episiotomy? (opening birth channel) After Delivery Did the doctor tell you... Did you ask .. How did this Will my baby have any injury happen? We had to fracture the baby's arm or collarbone. permanent injury? What's wrong with my baby's arm? WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD I LOOK FOR? No Arm Bent Arm Arm flexed (bent) at elbow and held against body. Movement Newborn is not moving the upper or lower arm or hand. No Startle Reflex Absent Moro reflex (startle reflex) on the affected side. This reflex is a Decreased Grip Decreased grip on the affected side. response to a sudden loss of support, when the infant feels like it is falling. WHAT SHOULD MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAVE DONE? Mother or baby may not have received proper medical care, because the health care provide... failed to anticipate the potential ? complication of shoulder dystocia. failed to use the proper delivery techniques in the presence of shoulder dystocia. used excessive pulling or traction on the baby's head or neck in the presence of shoulder dystocia. If you feel your health care provider acted with negligence, contact Sokolove Law at 800-568-8290 To access educational resources about birth injuries, visit sokolovelaw.com SOURCES www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435328/?tool=pmcentrez www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002370/

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Erbs Palsy, also known as brachial plexus palsy, is an injury to the network of nerves (the brachial plexus) that supply feeling and control to the shoulders and arms. This injury to the neck and uppe...

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