Retinal hemorrhages in newborn.
Two hundred and fifty eight newborn babies were studied for the presence of retinal hemorrhages between 1-3 days of birth. The overall incidence of retinal hemorrhages was found to be 18.9%. It was observed that the incidence of retinal hemorrhages was higher in unassisted vaginal deliveries than in assisted births. Also, a two fold higher incidence was noted in term infants as compared to preterm babies. No association was seen with birth asphyxia.
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D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors