Term: Birth Trauma: Injury to Neonate

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-07-20

Definition:

Birth trauma is an injury to a newborn during birth. Birth trauma includes subdural and cerebral hemorrhage; fracture of long bones or skull; injury to spine and spinal cord; phrenic nerve paralysis; eye damage; hematoma of liver (subcapsular), testes, vulva; rupture of liver or spleen; scalpel wound; traumatic glaucoma; and unspecified birth trauma.

Related terms 

• Neonates

References 

• Bruce S, Prior H, Katz A, Taylor M, Latosinsky S, Martens P, De Coster C, Brownell M, Soodeen R, Steinbach C. Application of Patient Safety Indicators in Manitoba: A First Look. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2006. [Report] [Summary] (View)