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Erb's palsy is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. These form part of the brachial plexus, comprising the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5–C8 and thoracic nerve T1. [1][2][3] These injuries arise most commonly, but not exclusively ...
Frequency. ~ 1% of vaginal births [2] Shoulder dystocia is when, after vaginal delivery of the head, the baby's anterior shoulder gets caught above the mother's pubic bone. [3][1] Signs include retraction of the baby's head back into the vagina, known as "turtle sign". [1] Complications for the baby may include brachial plexus injury, or ...
Brachial palsy is a weakness or paralysis of the arm due to brachial plexus injury. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves near your neck that connect your spinal cord to your arms. These ...
If your delivery is impacted by shoulder dystocia, both you and your baby are at risk for injury. The impact to your baby’s shoulders may cause damage to their collarbone and arms. In a worst ...
Erb’s palsy: This often occurs when a baby’s neck is stretched too far during delivery. It also happens when a baby’s shoulders cannot pass through the birth canal. ... Shoulder dystocia ...
Emergency medicine. A brachial plexus injury (BPI), also known as brachial plexus lesion, is an injury to the brachial plexus, the network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand. These nerves originate in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth cervical (C5–C8), and first thoracic (T1) spinal nerves ...
What Is Shoulder Dystocia? Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby’s head passes through the birth canal and their shoulders become stuck during labor. This prevents the doctor from fully ...
Symptoms can be mild or severe, temporary or ongoing, and depend on the type of injury. Axillary nerve injury symptoms include: Shoulder or arm muscle weakness. Shoulder or arm muscle wasting ...