Factors that Cause Erb’s Palsy

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Ninety percent of all Erb’s palsy cases in children are caused by child birth complications particularly shoulders dystocia. This is a preventable birth injury which occurs during delivery. What happens is that the infant’s head is delivered but the shoulders would require additional medical maneuvers to be properly pulled out due to complications.
Another name for Erb’s palsy is brachial plexus injury. If the physician has improper preparation, and mishandled these injuries, it would cause fetal and maternal injuries. Large birth size or fetal macrosomia is an indicator of potential complications. In addition, some maternal factors such as previous birth complications, short stature, small birth canal, abnormal pelvic anatomy, and diabetes all contribute to the likelihood of problems.