Birth Injuries:

Birth Injuries: Statistics show that approximately 27 out of every 1000 births in the United States results in a birth injury. In California alone, for example, statistically 40 babies a day are born with some type of birth injury. i

A "birth injury" is defined as any type of damage to an infant's body before, during or just after birth. Complications in the process of pregnancy, labor and delivery can result in a wide variety of complications for a newborn baby. Birth injuries vary greatly from very minor defects to defects so severe as to cause the death of the infant.

Some common types of birth injuries include skin irritations; temporary paralysis; fractured collar bones; fractured arms; Cerebral Palsy; brain damage; and Brachial Plexus Palsy.

The most serious birth injuries involve damage to the infant's brain, causing brain damage, traumatic brain injury, seizures and mental retardation. These brain injuries are caused by oxygen deprivation or bleeding inside the brain from trauma during pregnancy, labor or delivery.

If you are the parents of a child that has been injured during the birthing process, please contact a personal injury lawyer immediately to protect your legal rights.