Thureen Ch 6 Birth Injuries

Question 1

Define a birth injury

Answer 1

any injury resulting from the natural process of labor and delivery or from any iatrogenic processes used to aid in delivery.

Question 2

What are the categories of birth injuries

Answer 2

hypoxia and those due to mechanical factors or birth trauma

Question 3

What are predisposing factors to birth injuries?

Answer 3

precipitous labor, fetal macrosomia, prematurity, cephalopelvic disproportion, abnormal presentation, forceps and vacuum extractions, and shoulder dystocia.