Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury, affecting 1-4 in 1,000 births, involves nerve stretching during delivery, leading to arm ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While every soon-to-be parent hopes for a smooth, uneventful pregnancy, labor, and delivery, birth trauma and injury can be all too common. The birth process ...

The baby's birth weight was found to be the strongest predictor of OASI in all delivery scenarios—larger babies increased the risk of severe vaginal tears. Among those giving birth to their second ...

High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. This new method for ...

Brachial plexus palsy represents a spectrum of injuries that affect the network of nerves controlling the upper limb. These injuries often arise during the birthing process, when excessive stretching ...

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rates of most serious tears are nearly double those for white and black women ...

Maternal and infant care demands the highest medical standards because even small mistakes during pregnancy, labor, or ...

Brain injuries that occur during or shortly after birth can have a profound impact on a child’s development. While some injuries are immediately apparent, others remain hidden, only surfacing months ...

For four months, Danielle Whaley spent her nights in a hospital neonatal intensive care unit, watching her newborn daughter cling to life beneath a web of wires and tubes. Three times, doctors ...

"The court’s independent review of the case confirms the $8,000,000 settlement is adequate given defendants’ denial of liability and the uncertainty of a litigated outcome," U.S. District Judge Gerald ...

"We continue to believe that the verdict against the hospital is legally unsupported because Pennsylvania law does not recognize 'team liability' and instead requires that vicarious liability be based ...