Letter to editor NEONATAL NERVE PALSIES: A CONTEMPORARY OBSTETRIC PERSPECTIVE

Roberts, Darren J.
Svigos, and John M.

BALI MEDICAL JOURNAL (BMJ)
Vol 3 No 2 (2014)

Background: Birth trauma and its often incorrect inference of iatrogenic causation has led to unfortunate implications for the affected child, the parents, the obstetrician and the midwife due to unwarranted medico-legal attention in our current litigious society. A more discerning evaluation of neonatal nerve palsies following labour and delivery has led to a better understanding of their aetiology with potentially more appropriate outcomes for all parties involved.