New Jersey Erb's Palsy Medical Malpractice
Erb's palsy is a type of cerebral palsy, a birth injury sometimes caused by negligent physicians. This birth injury will require some form of medical treatment to help ease the symptoms of the condition. Erb's palsy is a result of damage to the nerves of the brachial plexus. For more information regarding a possible New Jersey erb's palsy medical malpractice claim, contact us.

The medical malpractice lawyers have been successfully defending instances of malpractice, with a specific area of focus on birth injuries like erb's palsy. After damage has been made to the nerves erb's palsy patients may not be able to fully use their arm capabilities. Depending on the amount of damage sustained from the malpractice, some erb's palsy patients will not be able to extend or raise their arms over their head.

There are signs that indicate a baby will have a greater likelihood of being born with erb's palsy. A physician should more closely monitor a mother in this instance in order to best prevent or reduce the amount of injury sustained. Although there is limited information on erb's palsy prevention, there have been certain prevention signs identified. Working towards a health pregnancy, for example, can help reduce instances of erb's palsy and when a doctor does not take steps to fully allow this to occur it can be considered a malpractice.

Involving the fifth and sixth cervical nerves, erb's palsy causes the arm to be turned in towards the body so that the elbow cannot be bent and the hand is in an inadvertent outward position as well. Receiving early treatment for erb's palsy is essential in the progress of living more easily with the condition. The birth trauma occurs when the head or arm is twisted backwards, resulting in paralysis of the nerves to the arm.

The majority of babies born with erb's palsy are larger than the average sized baby, so if a doctor has seen that this is present prior to delivery steps to reduce the chances of the nerve injury happening should be taken. The baby may experience stretching, rupture, avulsion, or neuroma leading to the erb's palsy injury. Depending on the severity of the injury it can take years to heal from this birth injury. Take the time to learn your legal rights and what victims of malpractice can do to be compensated for the medical mistakes causing injury.

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