A Nebraska jury awarded a three year-old child and her parents $1.8 million after she suffered a permanent and debilitating injury during birth.

The child’s left arm was paralyzed after the nerves were damaged and severed when it became stuck behind her mother’s pelvic bone. Attorneys for the family say that the obstetrician pushed down on the infant’s head to release her, a move that caused the nerve damage.

A majority of the money awarded to the child, $1.2 million, is for her past and future medical bills, along with potential loss in wages due to her disability. $600,000 is for her pain and suffering and the parents received $5,000.

If your child has suffered a birth injury as the result of a negligent or incompetent physician’s actions, contact the New Jersey birth injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. today by calling 1-800-346-5529.