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Was my baby at risk for erb's palsy and why didn't they tell me.

Sometimes babies are at much greater risk for Erb's palsy - but the doctors and hospitals don't tell you. Some of the important factors that would put them at risk are:

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How big was your baby

if your baby was very big, there is a greater risk for Shoulder Dystocia, and for your baby suffering an erb's palsy injury.

There is controversy about how big is too big, but certainly if your baby was 9 pounds or more, the risk of for shoulder dystocia, and for your baby suffering an erb's palsy injury. was increased.

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MATERNAL FORCES THEORY-POSTERIOR SHOULDER

How hard did they pull during the Shoulder Dystocia

Shoulder Dystocia occurs when the baby’s head is delivered and the shoulder becomes stuck and lodged on the pelvic outlet – on a structure called the symphysis pubis.

Almost all serious erb’s palsy injuries are associated with Shoulder Dystocia.

When Shoulder Dystocia occurs, how they manage it is critical. If they manage it appropriately, performing appropriate maneuvers in an appropriate manner, almost all baby’s are delivered uninjured.

Literature related to how hard and in what direction the doctor or mid-wife has to pull to cause a permanent Erb’s palsy injury, or whether these injuries can be caused by the natural or maternal forces of labor (contractions and pushing) has been at the center of the controversy of whether these cases are the result of malpractice.

If you want to learn more, and find out if your child’s erb’s palsy was caused by medical malpractice, contact a highly experienced erb’s palsy lawyer.

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Prior Shoulder Dystocia.

What is Shoulder Dystocia

Shoulder Dystocia occurs when the Anterior Shoulder becomes lodged at the pelvic outlet - or the symphysis pubis - after the baby's head is delivered.

Almost all erb's palsy cases occur when there is Shoulder Dystocia.

It often means there is a disproportion between the size of the baby's shoulder's and the space available for the baby.

IF you had Shoulder Dystocia with a prior delivery, you were at much greater risk for Shoulder Dystocia to happen again.

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Gestational Diabetes

If you had Gestational Diabetes (diabetes with the pregnancy) or if you are a diabetic, you were at much greater risk

Diabetes during pregnancy often results in baby's being born larger, and in particular with more fat and bulk in the Shoulder area.

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Maternal short stature

If you are short, and heavy, there is a greater risk for Shoulder Dystocia, and for your baby suffering an Erb's palsy injury..

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Substantial weight gain during pregnancy

If you are very heavy, or if you gained a great deal of weight during the pregnancy, there is a greater risk for Shoulder Dystocia, and for your baby suffering an erb's palsy injury..

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Did they offer you a cesarian section

A C-Section, or a cesarian section, is a surgery to remove the baby through the abdominal area, and it avoids vaginal birth.

If you were at increased risk for Shoulder Dystocia and an Erb's palsy injury, they should have offered you a c-section as an alternative to vaginal delivery.

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