| Literature DB >> 373851 |
Abstract
Because of superficial thinking obstetricians have been blamed unjustifiably for causing brain damage, cerebral palsy, mental subnormality, congenital torticollis, and facial palsy. It is essential to look behind obvious difficulties in labour, such as abnormal presentation or anoxia, to the underlying causes, which are often genetic or social, or concern other prenatal factors.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 373851 PMCID: PMC1598444 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6166.797
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447