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1Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Delivery room emergencies due to birth injuries are serious, usually unexpected, and can be distressing situations that necessitate immediate action to reduce neonatal morbidity and prevent neonatal mortality. Birth injuries requiring immediate, urgent care in the delivery room are uncommon, hence knowledge of obstetric risk factors and prenatal conditions linked to birth injury is an important first step in the management of affected neonates. Furthermore, immediate recognition of injury and quick action upon delivery is essential in order to achieve the best possible outcomes. This chapter briefly reviews the known risk factors associated with birth injury, and then discusses the identification and management of specific injuries that may require immediate treatment in the delivery room, or hasty management within hours after birth.
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