A birth injury or birth trauma is an injury that is sustained by
an infant during the birth process.
Birth injury, also called birth trauma, refers to any physical damage experienced by
the infant during birth or soon after the delivery.
Not exact matches
According to the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, and cytomegalovirus can be passed from mother to
infant during delivery when the
infant passes through an infected
birth canal, while HIV and CMV, can infect a fetus before
birth during your pregnancy.
I provide therapy for women and their partners experiencing fertility issues, depression / anxiety
during pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth,
infant loss, termination, selective reduction,
birth trauma and postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD and PTSD.
Supports women experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety after a traumatic
birth experience, including early and late miscarriages, still
birth, newborn illness, NICU, hospital transfer
during planned homebirth, inadequate pain relief, unplanned medical intervention,
birth plan not being honored, c - section,
infant resuscitation, placental abruption, or general anesthesia
during birth.
1Rigda, R.S., I.C. McMillen, & Bucley, P. Bed sharing patterns in a cohort of Australian
infants during the first six months after
birth.
The book contains a mixture of personal commentary, combined with many stories of severe
birth trauma, and extensive citation of research to affirm that what is happening
during hospital
birth is detrimental to mothers,
infants, families, and our entire civilization.
Doulas offer support services to women
during the
birth, as well as after delivery, by assisting with
infant care and household chores.
Effect of early skin - to - skin mother -
infant contact
during the first 3 hours following
birth on exclusive breastfeeding
during the maternity hospital stay.
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during each milestone of the 4th trimester, appropriate
infant care, the necessary self - care and recovery from
birth, sleep options,
infant feeding information, emotional and mental health after
birth and so much more.
Infant mortality includes all deaths up to 1 year of age (such as accidents, illnesses etc) and so tells us nothing about the care provided to women and fetuses / babies
during pregnancy and
birth.
women who suffer from severe postpartum depression and are unable to emotionally attach to their
infant because the synthetic hormones that were pumped into their body (often without consent) block the natural oxytocin that releases
during birth and initiates the bonding response between mom and baby.
Numerous other studies have proven that circumcision disrupts the mother -
infant bond
during the crucial period after
birth.
Many interventions
during labour and
birth impact both the mother and the
infant.
Many
infants first come in contact with yeast as they travel down the
birth canal (you can have a vaginal yeast infection
during pregnancy and not be aware of it).
Three
infants died
during transfer to hospital, one before and two after
birth.
For mothers who do not breastfeed their
infants the intervals between
births is shortened allowing them to have more children
during their reproductive years — reducing the reproductive costs associated with being a biological rider.
National data from the ongoing CDC survey of Maternity Practices in
Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC), which assesses breastfeeding - related maternity practices in hospitals and
birth centers across the United States, indicate that barriers to breastfeeding are widespread
during labor, delivery, and postpartum care, as well as in hospital discharge planning...
Bonding, probably one of the most pleasurable parts of
infant care, happens
during the sensitive time in the first hours and days after
birth when parents make a deep connection with their
infant.
Moreover, at
birth the
infant's breathing i.e. respiratory system is also not yet fully developed, as regards complete control of both voluntary and involuntary breathing and the relationship between the two systems especially
during sleep (see McKenna et al 2007 for explanation and McKenna 1986); nor is the
infant's thermo - regulatory system developed as the
infant is unable to shiver, for example, to keep its own body warm.
A similar study (Christensson et al, 1995) objectively evaluated differences in crying when
infants were cared for by one of three methods
during the 90 minutes following
birth:
We considered a range of prespecified maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes, including fetal death, neonatal death (defined as death
during the first 28 days after
birth), perinatal death (a composite of fetal and neonatal deaths), and
infant death (defined as death
during the first year of life).
Besides making use of carrots, to nurture an
infant before giving
birth well, future moms should learn healthy nutrition and diet plans
during the pregnancy.
Descriptive data (eg, maternal age, ethnicity, parity, and
infant birth weight) and information on SIDS risk factors (eg, history of maternal smoking
during pregnancy) were collected by interview at the time of enrollment.
The other study, led by Kate Grimshaw, CFNP, of the University of Southampton in the U.K., analyzed data from a cohort of 1,170 women recruited
during pregnancy and followed, along with their
infants, for two years after
birth.
A total of 17 046 mothers who initiated breastfeeding and their healthy singleton
infants born at ≥ 37 completed weeks of gestation with
birth weight ≥ 2500 g were recruited
during their postpartum stay between June 1996 and December 1997.
WHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm
birth outcomes provides specific recommendations for interventions
during pregnancy, labour and
during the newborn period that are aimed at improving outcomes for preterm
infants.
«Although intrauterine experiences can exert influence on the
infant's subsequent development, the experiences it has
during the ten months or so after
birth are of greater experience... a continuing symbiotic relation between mother and child designed to endure an unbroken continuum until the
infant's brain weight has more than doubled.»
Characteristics of the mothers and
infants were similar between the two breastfeeding groups with the exceptions of the proportion of women who used fluoxetine
during the third trimester of pregnancy and of the mean
infant birth weight (Table 1).
Vertical transmission means transmission of HIV from the mother to an
infant,
during pregnancy,
birth or breastfeeding, also known as mother to child transmission, or MTCT.
Birth trauma is an event that occurs
during any phase of the childbearing process than involves actual or threatened serious injury or death to the mother or her
infant.
Studies comparing human milk from preterm mothers with that from term mothers suggest that these immunologic benefits may be even greater for preterm
infants because secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA), lysozyme, lactoferrin, and interferon are found in greater concentrations in preterm human milk compared with term milk.2 — 4 Very low
birth weight (VLBW)
infants do not benefit from the transplacental transfer of maternal immunoglobulins that occurs primarily after 34 weeks of gestation.5 These
infants are exposed to abundant pathogenic organisms
during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization and may benefit from the host defense factors present in preterm human milk.6 — 9
But, the scary truth is that thousands of
infants are injured
during cesarean
births every year.
The purpose of this study was to examine weight gain in
infants who are breastfed by mothers who take fluoxetine
during pregnancy and after
birth, compared with
infants breastfed by mothers who have taken the drug sometime
during pregnancy but not
during the breastfeeding period.
J Bauer et al., «Metabolic rate and energy balance in very low
birth weight
infants during kangaroo holding by their mothers and fathers,» J Pediatr (Germany) 129 no. 4 (Oct 1996): 608 — 11.
Smoking and passive smoking
during pregnancy and early infancy: effects on
birth weight, lactation period, and cotinine concentrations in mother's milk and
infant's urine.
Babies and young children may get pneumonia from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for example, and
infants may get it from group B streptococcus (GBS) acquired at
birth,
during delivery.
Lake County Assistant State's Atty. Claudia Kasten said that
during the approximately 45 minutes from the moment the baby's foot first protruded until the
birth, Cryns missed repeated chances to summon emergency help that might have saved the
infant.
Most
infants develop their first yeast infection
during delivery when passing the mother's
birth canal.
Blood pressure support in the very low
birth weight
infant during the first week of life.
During this same period, seven
infants weighing less than 750 gm at
birth were also observed.
The midwife is recognised as a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice
during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, to conduct
births on the midwife's own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the
infant.
2018 Meeting Dates and Topics: March 17: Self - care in Motherhood April 21: Physical Recovery from
Birth May 19: Vacationing with Baby June 16: Getting Into a Routine with Baby July 21: Returning to Work After a Baby August 18: Evolving Relationships
During Postpartum September 22: Processing
Infant Feeding Experiencing October 20: Body Image After Motherhood November 17: What's Normal In Newborn Sleep?
By gifting money or unused postpartum hours into this fund, our clients who experience a stillbirth or
infant loss
during or after
birth receive, at no cost to them:
The evidence for this theory is particularly poignant and hopeful for families where there has been a disruption in
infant - caregiver bonding, for example if a mother or parent has experienced illness, complications or trauma
during pregnancy, labour or
birth.
But experts say no matter how frightening things may appear
during those first hours or even days after
birth, most if not all of what you see is temporary and a part of normal
infant development.
The combined incidence of serious infection, the intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis and death was similar in very low -
birth - weight
infants who received either pasteurized donor milk or preterm formula supplementation
during their first 10 days of life when their own mother's milk was not sufficiently available, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
In a previous study of 24 healthy women, vaginal microbiome composition became less diverse between the second and third trimesters of pregnancy and just before delivery was enriched with Lactobacillus species, likely contributing to vertical transmission of these bacteria
during vaginal
birth.21 In a study of 10 newborns in Venezuela, within hours of delivery, the intestinal tracts of
infants born vaginally were colonized by Lactobacillus and Prevotella, whereas
infants delivered operatively acquired bacteria present on the mother's skin and the hospital environment, such as Staphylococcus, Proprionibacterium, and Corynebacterium.15 Quiz Ref ID Our findings, based on a large group of 6 - week - old
infants, indicated that Lactobacillus also contributes to the microbial environment of the gut but to a lesser extent than Bifidobacteria, Bacteroides, and Streptococcus.
Sarah Buckley has asked and answered this question, and reveals the unintended consequences of numerous widespread practices, including scheduled
birth — induced labor or planned cesarean; disturbance and excessive stress
during labor; synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin); opioids and epidural analgesia for labor pain; early separation of mother from
infant or wrapping the
infant in a blanket to be held (i.e., no skin - to - skin contact); breastmilk substitutes, and many more.
Typically I find myself offering emotional and social support for the whole family
during the postpartum transition, physical care for the birthing person after
birth, information about
infant development and newborn care, and referrals to community resources that would be helpful to the family.