A new study shows that mother height and the weight of the child at the time of birth are correlated with birth injury. A recent study published in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found a correlation between birth injuries and shorter mothers and fetal macrosomia.
The study looked at more than 14,000 births. Of these births, about 280 of them resulted in injuries of the babies. The babies who were born with injuries tended to be to women who were shorter in stature and had lower birthweights than normal. The main birth injuries that occurred during this time included brachial plexus injuries, shoulder dystocia and anal sphincter rupture in the mothers.
The study was conducted in a university hospital setting over a five-and-a-half-year period.
