At The Birth Injury Legal Network, our mission is to educate parents on birth injuries caused by medical malpractice and raise awareness about birth injuries that could have been prevented. If you are the parent of a child with a birth injury, find out why and how it happened. Ask questions and, more importantly, consult with a Birth Injury Legal Network lawyer right away. Below we've listed a variety of resources for you to find out more about your child's injury and collaborate with other parents and professionals who can offer support.

 

General Birth Injury Resources

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
1-800-346-2742
www.naric.com

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
203-744-0100
1-800-999-NORD
www.rarediseases.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1-888-MODIMES (663-4637)
www.modimes.org

National Easter Seal Society
(rehabilitation, research, counseling, therapy, etc.)
1-800-221-6827
www.easter-seals.org

National Institute for the Severely Handicapped
www.nish.org

InjuredNewborn.Com
www.injurednewborn.com

Child Health Monitor
www.childhealthmonitor.org
(research and articles on child health issues)

The Merck Manual - Birth Trauma
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section19/chapter260/260f.htm

Learning Disability Association of America (LDA)
www.ldanatl.org

Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)
www.thearc.org

The Neurology Channel
www.neurologychannel.com

Kidpower
www.kidpower.org

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
www.nichcy.org

Cerebral Palsy Resources

United Cerebral Palsy Association
1-800-USA-5UCP (872-5827)
www.ucp.org

MedLine Plus Encyclopedia: Cerebral Palsy
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000716.htm

Cerebral Palsy: Hope Through Research
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/cerebral_palsyhtr.htm

Special Children's Glossary: What you need to know about Cerebral Palsy
www.specialchildren.about.com/library/blcpglossary.htm

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)
www.aacpdm.org/home.html

HemiKids - Network of Children with Spastic Hemiplegic CP
www.hemikids.org

Cerebral Palsy and Deaf Organization
www.cpado.org

Cerebral Palsy Information and Resources
www.cerebralpalsylawyers.com

Brachial Plexus Injury Resources

Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation
610-792-0974
www.membrane.com/bpp

National Brachial Plexus/Erb's Palsy Association
920-836-3843
www.nbpepa.org

United Brachial Plexus Network
1-866-877-7004
www.ubpn.org

Erb's Palsy Information and Resources
www.erbspalsy.com

NINDS Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries Information Page
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/brachbirth_doc.htm

Brachial Plexus Palsy Books (order online)
www.healthlinkusa.com/bookpage/52_1.html

Prevent Erb's Palsy
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/1762/ep/prevention.html

The Brachial Plexus Info page
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Falls/6714/index.htm

Assistive Technology Links
www.abledata.com/site_2/assistiv.htm

"Brachial Plexus Injuries in the Newborn"
www.shoulderdystocia.com/newborn.html

Related Articles

"Birth Injury with Various Methods of Delivery"
www.chiropracticresearch.org/NEWSbirthinjury.htm

"Medical Errors kill tens of thousands annually"
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9911/29/medical.errors/

 

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