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Brachial plexus injuries usually occur to larger babies during birth resulting from too much force being applied to the baby’s head often through the use of forceps. About three in every 1,000 newborn babies in the UK are affected by brachial plexus injuries and whilst larger babies are specifically at risk, babies of normal size may also be prone this injury.

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves linking the spinal cord with the arms and hands and over-use of force during delivery may cause the nerves to stretch or rupture, resulting in lack of muscle control in the arm or hand or complete paralysis of the arm. The common brachial plexus injuries are: Erbs palsy; Klumke’s palsy and complete brachial plexus palsy, where all nerves of the brachial plexus are affected.

If your child has suffered a brachial plexus palsy injury that may be as a result of medical negligence, you should contact a solicitor as soon as possible to take advice on making a compensation claim against the doctor, hospital or clinic in question.

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