Karleen, thanks for your reply.  As it turns out, the one baby with the
brachial plexus injury on the right side, had a fractured left humerous,
only detected on day three.  Needless to say it was the result of an
horendous birth with impacted shoulders (but I won't air my views on that!)

  Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
  South Africa   [log in to unmask]


  > Traumatic brachial plexus injury is well known as being extremely
  > painful and difficult to manage with pain meds...some people suicide
because
  > of the pain. However, it is conventional wisdom that obstetric brachial
  > plexus injury does not cause pain...there are various theories as to why
  > this is the case.



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