Birth trauma
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Birth trauma may refer to:
- Pre- and perinatal psychologyPre- and perinatal psychologyPrenatal and perinatal psychology is an interdisciplinary study of the foundations of health in body, mind, emotions and in enduring response patterns to life...
, the psychological trauma that is sometimes experienced during childbirth - Birth trauma (physical)Birth trauma (physical)Birth trauma is damage to the tissues and organs of an infant caused by mechanical forces during childbirth often accompanied by impaired blood circulation and organ functioning...
, physical trauma of childbirth, as described at ICD-10ICDThe International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems is a medical classification that provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease...
codes P10-P15.