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Understanding Birth Injuries in Newborns by Neeraj Dwivedi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses various birth injuries that can occur to babies during delivery. It describes injuries from mechanical trauma such as skull fractures, brachial plexus injuries, and fractures of bones. It also discusses injuries from hypoxia including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Risk factors include large baby size, cephalopelvic disproportion, instrumental delivery, breech delivery, and shoulder dystocia. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment are provided for each type of birth injury.
- Author
- Neeraj Dwivedi
- Language
- EN