The United States has one of the highest rates of birth injuries in the developed world. Every year, thousands of babies are born with preventable and avoidable injuries due to medical negligence and hospital mistakes.

A birth injury can be a traumatic and life-altering experience for parents and children. Other birth injuries can include:

• Perinatal asphyxia
• Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
• Anoxia
• Erb’s Palsy or brachial plexus  injury
• Fractures
• Spinal cord trauma
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Intraventricular hemorrhage
• Meconium aspiration