Consequences of Erb’s palsy

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This complication can harm the baby and the mother as well. Fetal complications include clavicle fractures, brachial plexus palsy, loss of oxygen to the baby (which might bring neurological damage), and possibly death. While maternal complications include rectovaginal fistula, uterine rupture, hemorrhaging, and bruising or tearing of the reproductive organs.
When these complications occur, the physician can be charged with negligence. These claims are now so frequent that the law suits related to this injury came out as the second largest category of indemnity payments in obstetrics, second only to birth asphyxia. Mothers or children that have suffered injuries resulting to these complications are all eligible to seek legal compensation accordingly.