Birth Injuries
Birth injuries include any harm or damage that a baby suffers during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after birth. There are 3 primary categories of birth injury: (1) orthopedic injuries, (2) nerve injuries, and (3) brain damage. Many birth injuries are relatively minor and don't have long-term impacts. But the more severe types of birth injuries (such as brain damage) can leave children permanently disabled. The underlying cause of birth injuries is also very diverse and complex.
Some birth injuries are the direct result of events or complications (including medical negligence) arising during labor & delivery or earlier in pregnancy. Other birth injuries are congenital defects triggered by genetic and environmental factors. This site will provide detailed, current information for all of the most common birth injuries. Users will also find more focused information about causes, symptoms, treatment, and prognosis for all of the different types of birth injuries.
- Birth Defects
- Cerebral Palsy Birth Injuries
- Causes
- Classifications of Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy - Early Assessments & Screenings
- Cerebral Palsy Frequently Asked Questions
- Cerebral Palsy - Growth & Nutritional Issues
- Cerebral Palsy - Hearing, Speech & Vision Problems
- Cerebral Palsy Statistics
- CP and the Brain
- Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy
- Symptoms
- Treatment Options
- What Is Cerebral Palsy?
- Erb's Palsy
- Infant Brain Damage
- Caput Succedaneum
- Cephalohematoma and Birth Injuries
- CST for Newborns
- Developmental Delays
- Hydrocephalus Birth Injuries
- Infant Brain Damage - Causes
- Infant Jaundice
- Infant Seizures and Their Causes and Symptoms
- Kernicterus
- Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage
- Neonatal Stroke Birth Injuries
- Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) Brain Injuries
- Early Signs of a Baby with Brain Damage
- Prenatal Problems
- Velamentous Cord Insertion
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Basics of Prenatal Care
- Blighted Ovum
- Blood Clots in Placenta During Pregnancy
- Cervical Incompetency
- Chorioamnionitis
- Dangers of Premature Birth
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Fertility Treatments and Birth Injuries
- Fetal Macrosomia
- Gestational Diabetes can Cause Birth Injuries
- HELLP Birth Injuries
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
- Listeria and Pregnancy
- Maternal Death
- Maternal Infections and Birth Injuries
- Oligohydramnios
- Obesity and Pregnancy
- Placental Abruption
- Placenta Accreta
- Placental Insufficiency
- Placenta Previa
- Polyhydramnios
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy Stages
- Prenatal Care
- Prenatal Testing
- Rh Factor
- Thyroid Conditions and Pregnancy
- Hyperthyroidism During Pregnancy
- Vasa Previa
- Yeast Infections
- Marginal Cord Insertion
- Delivery Complications
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Breech Position
- C-Sections
- Cephalopelvic Disproportion
- Cervical Dystonia in Infants
- Cytotec
- Epidurals and Birth Injuries
- Episiotomy Complications and Side Effects
- Fetal Monitoring During Childbirth
- Forceps Delivery & Birth Injuries
- Fundal Pressure
- Herpes and Infants
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Most Dangerous Delivery Room Complications
- Newborn Resuscitation and Birth Injuries
- Pitocin and Birth Injuries
- Retained Placenta
- PPHN
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
- The History of Childbirth
- TTTS
- Umbilical Cord Prolapse
- Ruptured Uterus
- Vacuum Assisted Delivery and Birth Injuries
- Vaginal Tears
- Help Center
- Apgar Scores
- Arched Back Crying Baby
- Birth Injury Lawyers
- Breast Feeding Jaundice
- C-section Scars
- Car Accidents
- Covid-19 and Pregnancy
- Delayed Cord Clamping Explained
- Education Programs & Day Care for Kids With Cerebral Palsy
- Epidural Pros and Cons
- Exercising During the Third Trimester
- Excessive Drooling
- FAQs
- First Year Milestones
- Financial Support
- Flu Shots During Pregnancy
- Healthcare Cost of Pregnancy
- High Risk Pregnancies
- HIV and Pregnancy
- How Do I Soothe a Crying Baby?
- Infant Asthma
- Marijuana and Pregnancy
- Medication and Pregnancy
- Postpartum Depression
- Rate of C-section Deliveries
- Risk Factors for Birth Injuries
- Stages of Labor
- Tylenol and Autism
- NEC
- Camp Lejeune Birth Defects