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Femur Fracture in a Newborn During Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Case Report

Yeshey Dorjey1, Abhisek Pradhan2, Gitanjali Lamichaney3

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Phuntsholing General Hospital Chukha Bhutan.

Clinical Case Reports
|January 7, 2025
PubMed

Birth injury occurs when the delivery process is not appropriately attended, and the use of improper techniques or maneuvers while conducting the delivery. Cesarean delivery is considered safe as compared to vaginal for the breech presentation. However, this case reports a case of femur fracture of a newborn that occurred during an emergency cesarean section performed for breech presentation. This highlights cesarean section for malpresentation is not completely safe.

Keywords:
birth injurybreech presentationcesarean sectionfemoral fracturesnewborn

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