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Posted on 5/5/2009 - Jury in trial awards damages to brain damaged victim of medical negligence
Posted on 5/4/2009 - Justice News Flash: Birth Defect Medical Malpractice Article
Posted on 5/3/2009 - Medical Malpractice Victory for Baby Whose Brain Was Injured at Birth
Posted on 10/27/2008 - $6 Million Awarded To Family of Patient Killed by Morphine Overdose
Posted on 5/27/2008
Birth Injury (Brachial Plexus, Erb's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy) in North Carolina
Attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant handles cases involving mistakes by doctors, hospitals, nurses and other healthcare providers in North Carolina.One of the most common birth injuries is a brachial plexus and resultant upper extremity injury due to a difficult birth (usually a "shoulder dystocia"). About 0.3 to 2 per 1,000 births result in this injury. The term "brachial" means having to do with the arm, and "plexus" refers to the related nerve network.The "brachial plexus" is a group of nerves which conduct signals controlling the shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, hand and finger muscles. Most often, the injury is caused by severe lateral flexion (extension) of the baby's neck when its shoulder is caught during labor (most often at the pubic bone). Traction (or force) on the brachial plexus may cause several types of nerve injuries, including a relatively mild stretch injury, or injury as severe as an avulsion (a separation) of the nerves from the spinal cord. Some studies have shown that about 5-10% of infants with birth brachial plexus injuries may be permanently disabled. Unfortunately, brachial plexus injuries resulting in Erb's Palsy or Klumpke's Palsy, are sometimes the result of the carelessness, recklessness or preventable mistakes of the delivery doctors, nurses and/or midwives. The Law Offices of Thomas Waitt Pleasant helps children who have been injured at birth. Thomas Waitt Pleasant provides free consultations in brachial plexus, Erb's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, and other birth injury cases, anywhere in North Carolina. The firm maintains loctations in Raleigh, Wilmington and Fayetteville. If your child or baby was injured during labor and/or delivery (at birth), Mr. Pleasant's office can be reached Toll Free at 888.435.7156.
Attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant handles cases involving mistakes by doctors, hospitals, nurses and other healthcare providers in North Carolina.
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