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Many cases of injuries to newborns are preventable. Injuries to an infant's head, permanent brain damage caused by fetal distress and injury to the arms, shoulders and hands of newborns are caused by tragic errors and medical malpractice.

Infants born with cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy and other brain and nerve impairments are often the victims of birth injury malpractice. In newborns, injury to the nerves in the arms and hands are often the result of medical malpractice also. These injuries are known as Brachial Plexus injury or Erb's palsy. Failing to properly monitor the labor and delivery leads to cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy and infant brain injury are often caused by insufficient amounts of oxygen reaching the brain of the baby before birth. At times the drugs used to stimulate labor can have a devastating effect on the unborn child.

An experienced birth injury attorney can prove negligence in causing cerebral palsy, brain damage and Erb's palsy by studying the labor and delivery records from the hospital.

If you live in Jackson, Mississippi or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about has had a child that suffered a birth injury, you should contact the Jackson, Mississippi office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to learn about your legal rights and whether you are entitled to compensation.

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