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Obstetric Birth Trauma

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Justification of obstetric birth trauma is given. Traumatic injuries occurring in fetuses and newborns during obstetric operations (using obstetric forceps and vacuum extractors) and benefits are briefly described. Separate measures to prevent obstetric birth injuries are considered.

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Vlasyuk, V.V. (2019). Obstetric Birth Trauma. In: Birth Trauma and Perinatal Brain Damage. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93441-9_9

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