Birth Injuries By Arcangela Lattari Balest, MD, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Reviewed / Revised Oct 2022 View Patient Education Extracranial Head Injuries Facial Nerve Injury Brachial Plexus Injuries Phrenic Nerve Injuries Other Peripheral Nerve Injuries Spinal Cord Injury Intracranial Hemorrhage Fractures Soft-Tissue Injuries Topic Resources Erb Palsy in an Infant Types of intracranial hemorrhage The forces of labor and delivery occasionally cause physical injury to the infant.