Journal of Women's Health Care
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Leslie Iffy

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• Review Article
  Mechanism of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injuries
  Author(s): Leslie Iffy Leslie Iffy
  
  This article is based on a literary review pertaining to the etiology and pathological mechanism of brachial plexus damage sustained by neonates at birth. The study attempts to identify characteristic environmental, chronologic, epidemiologic and clinical features of arrest of the shoulders at birth in order to establish their compatibilities with two competing concepts about the cause and mechanism of Erb’s and Klumpke’s palsies in newborn infants: A) Excessive traction exerted by the professional who assists the mother during the birthing process. B) Spontaneous injury ‘in utero’ caused by myometrial activity during gestation and/or labor. Of the pertinent literary data the following ones appear to be of importance within the context of this analysis: 1. Since fluid fills the amniotic cavity during pregnancy, according to Pascal’s law of fluids n.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000152

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