Maternal body-mass-index and neonatal brachial plexus palsy in a California cohort

• Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine p. 1
• Main Authors: Avram, Carmen M, Garg, Bharti, Skeith, Ashley E, Caughey, Aaron B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 12.12.2022
• Subjects: Body mass index; brachial plexus injury; maternal obesity; shoulder dystocia; neonatal brachial plexus palsy

To evaluate risk factors and describe the association between maternal pre-pregnancy body-mass-index (BMI) and neonatal brachial plexus palsy (BPP) in vaginal deliveries with and without shoulder dystocia. This is a retrospective cohort study of singleton, non-anomalous, term vaginal deliveries in C...