Effect of Mode of Delivery in Nulliparous Women on Neonatal Intracranial Injury

1999803 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Dena Towner · University of California, Davis

Mary Ames Castro · Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract

The rate of intracranial hemorrhage is higher among infants delivered by vacuum extraction, forceps, or cesarean section during labor than among infants delivered spontaneously, but the rate among infants delivered by cesarean section before labor is not higher, suggesting that the common risk factor for hemorrhage is abnormal labor.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 341, Issue 23, pp. 1709-1714

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199912023412301

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