What are the main types of birth injuries?

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Answer:

There are many types of injuries that can occur during pregnancy and delivery, ranging from minor to severe. Among the most common types of birth injuries are:

• Cerebral palsy.
• Brachial plexus injuries (Erb’s palsy, Klumpke’s palsy).
• Infections (B strep, meningitis).
• Baby brain damage.
• Bruising and bleeding beneath the cranial bones.
• Bone fractures and nerve damage (often to the upper arm).
• Shoulder dystocia.
• Spina bifida.
• Folic acid deficiency, anemia.
• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension.
• Blood flow and/or oxygen being cut off to the baby during delivery (causing anoxic brain injury, hypoxia, birth asphyxia, or perinatal asphyxia).
• Wrongful death.