The incidence of birth injuries decreased in Finland between 1997 and 2017: A nationwide register study
Acta Pediatrica Apr 17, 2020
Kekki M, et al. - Researchers used a national Medical Birth Register that incorporates all live‐born neonates of more than 22 gestational weeks or 500 g who were born in Finland between 1997 and 2017 in order to determine the rates and trends of all birth injuries in Finland over a 21‐year period. The register inscribed a total of 28,551 birth injuries. Analysis revealed a decrease in the total incidence from 34.0 to 16.6 per 1,000 live births. Decrease in the incidence of clavicle fracture, cephalohaematoma, and Erb paralysis was noted but there was an increase in the incidence of chignon and epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage. The decrease in the incidence of birth injury was mainly related with a decrease in the number of clavicle fractures. Increase in the incidence of birth injury was observed with gestational age, and most injuries took place after 37 weeks of gestation.
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