Neonatal birth trauma: identifying new risk factors and short-term outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advancements in prenatal diagnosis and obstetric care have changed the epidemiology of neonatal birth trauma in developed countries. Improving women's access to health care is key to preventing, detecting, and treating conditions that increase pregnancy complications and adverse neonatal outcomes.

Objective

To identify new risk factors-focusing on social determinants of health-and short-term outcomes associated with neonatal birth trauma.

Study design

Term neonates with unexpected complications born between January 1, 2019, and March 31, 2023, at 10 diverse hospitals in our health system were identified using Perinatal Care-06 coding. Maternal and neonatal charts were reviewed and recorded in REDCap. Neonates with and without birth trauma were assigned to c

SUBMITTER: Parikh NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537782 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature