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Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injuries

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IWK. Rehabilitation Care Team. Halifax, NS: IWK Health Centre , 2020.

Pamphlet Number: PL-0832

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What is an obstetrical brachial plexus injury? When passing through the birth canal, one of the baby's shoulders can get caught, causing excessive stretching of the neck and nerves travelling through it. This can result in some or all of the nerves being stretched apart or torn out of the spinal cord. This pamphlet gives parents information on ways to help with recovery, what the long-term outcomes might be, what to avoid.

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Corporate Author: IWK. Rehabilitation Care Team

Alternate Title: A Guide for Families; Information about babies with obstetrical brachial plexus injury

Place of Publication: Halifax, NS

Publisher: IWK Health Centre

Date of Publication: 2020

Format: Pamphlet

Language: English

Physical Description: 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file

Subjects (MeSH): Birth Injuries; Delivery, Obstetric; Labor Presentation; Obstetric Labor Complications - prevention & control

Subjects (LCSH): Birth injuries; Delivery (Obstetrics); Labor (Obstetrics)--Complications

Abstract: What is an obstetrical brachial plexus injury? When passing through the birth canal, one of the baby's shoulders can get caught, causing excessive stretching of the neck and nerves travelling through it. This can result in some or all of the nerves being stretched apart or torn out of the spinal cord. This pamphlet gives parents information on ways to help with recovery, what the long-term outcomes might be, what to avoid.