Immediate and late prognosis of intracranial birth injuries
Abstract
Description
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health of Makerere University
Birth injury is defined by Potter (1961) as any condition that affects the foetus adversely during labour or delivery. The definition in Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics is quite in agreement. These birth injuries are further subdivided into those due to mechanical factors and those due to anoxia.
Birth injury is defined by Potter (1961) as any condition that affects the foetus adversely during labour or delivery. The definition in Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics is quite in agreement. These birth injuries are further subdivided into those due to mechanical factors and those due to anoxia.
Keywords
Abnormalities Human, Birth defects, Birth injuries, Intracranial birth injuries, Anoxia