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Nerve damage can affect your ability to control your body and your ability to sense stimuli. For example, damage to your lower spinal cord can take away your ability to walk even though your legs are undamaged. Damage to the optical nerve can take away your ability to see even though your eyes are healthy. Nerve cells are complex and fragile and damage to them is often irreparable.
Labor and delivery can be a traumatic process for the baby as well as the mother and infants are at risk for nerve damage during birth. Delivery complications or negligence by your doctor can have serious consequences for your baby, including spinal cord damage and paralysis of facial nerves.
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The nerves connect the brain to the rest of the body. When they’re stretched, compressed, or severed during delivery, the resulting damage can seriously impact your baby’s life.
