BACKGROUND The fracture of clavicle is the most frequently observed bone fracture as birth trauma and it is usually unilateral. It is seen following shoulder dystocia deliveries or breech presentation of macrosomic newborns. CASE PRESENTATION We report two macrosomic newborns with bilateral clavicle fracture and brachial plexus palsy due to birth trauma. Chest X-rays confirmed bilateral fract...

Birth trauma to the spinal cord is a serious potential complication of delivery. Determining the presence, severity, and extent of injury poses a difficult problem because of the often confusing clinical setting. Myelography has been recommended for assessing spinal cord birth trauma but is invasive and may not be helpful. The role of sonography in evaluating spinal cord birth trauma has not be...

The term "birth trauma" is one that is well ingrained into the lexicon of medical providers. There is ample information of the types of injuries that are incurred during the birth process. However, there is no uniformed term for the process of an unforeseen act that leads to a precipitous birth. We would like to show a case report of such an act. The infant's injuries were sustained while in ut...

BACKGROUND Increased use of operative vaginal delivery (i.e., forceps or vacuum application), of which 20% occurs at midpelvic station, has been advocated to reduce the rate of cesarean delivery. We aimed to quantify severe perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality associated with attempted midpelvic operative vaginal delivery. METHODS We studied all term singleton deliveries in Canada b...

OBJECTIVES To review the medical records of neonates found to have birth-associated trauma of the head and neck region. To describe the anomalies, physical findings, and possible sequelae of these injuries and to bring attention to the cause of mechanical birth injury as a potential cause of anomalies in the infant. DESIGN Case-controlled retrospective chart review of a cohort of patients ide...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that birth weight for gestational age and weight gain in early childhood have a long term association with psychological distress in adults. DESIGN Longitudinal study of 1958 birth cohort followed to age 42 years. SETTING Population based birth cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 9731 cohort members with valid perinatal, postnatal, and adult data. MAIN OUTCOME M...

In this study, investigating the relationship between psychological birth order and resilience in university students was aimed. Also, it was examined whether or not the university students’ resilience differs in terms of gender and department variables. The sample of the study included 301 female (66. 9 %) 149 male (33.1 %), totally 450 undergraduate students attending the different department...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether the effect of low birth weight on common affective disorders in later life is direct or mediated through childhood factors. AIMS To determine whether birth weight has a direct effect on psychological distress in adulthood not mediated by childhood IQ or behavioural problems. METHOD Participants (n=5572) of the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s study had data on...

Psychological trauma and obesity co-occur frequently and have been identified as major risk factors for psychiatric disorders. Surprisingly, preclinical studies examining how obesity disrupts the ability of the brain to cope with psychological trauma are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine whether an obesogenic Western-like high-fat diet (WD) predisposes rats to post-traumatic...

INTRODUCTION A child experiencing an event of threatening or catastrophic nature may experience considerable post-traumatic psychological distress. Dog bites present an important public health problem and are a frequent cause of physical trauma in children. Physicians who manage paediatric trauma may not be vigilant of the high risk of psychological stress in children exposed to a physical inju...