January 7th, 2009
Birth Injuries Are More Common than You Think
Although child birth is a natural event, complications can arise anytime during the pregnancy, labor and delivery stages. This article reviews the reasons for birth injuries.
According to the 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report, an average of 7 birth injuries occur out of every 1,000 live births in the United States. Although birthing a baby is considered a natural event, complications can arise anytime during the pregnancy, labor and delivery stages. Some of these complications are common and unavoidable, such as many breach births, babies that have difficulty in the birth canal and babies born with twisted umbilical cords. However, a tragic number of these are the result of preventable medical errors.