A significant number of birth injuries may be a result of medical malpractice, such as negligence leading to a delay in appropriate treatment. This includes conditions such as Cerebral Palsy and Brachial Plexus injury. A birth injuries attorney is a legal professional who specializes in dealing with these cases. They have specific expertise in recognizing which birth injuries were likely to have resulted from medical malpractice and how actions undertaken by physicians present at the birth may be shown to be negligent. Children born with birth injuries may suffer lifelong complications such as physical and mental disability, ill health and deformity. This may severely compromise the quality of life of the child and the parents, and lead to significant expense for medical treatment, health care and inability to work. A birth injuries attorney is able to build a case reflecting all of these issues so that an appropriate settlement or compensation claim may be achieved.