birth trauma

trauma /trau·ma/ (traw´mah) (trou´mah) pl. traumas, trau´mata   [Gr.]

1. injury.

2. psychological or emotional damage.traumat´ic

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birth trauma 

1. an injury to the infant during the process of being born.

2. the psychic shock produced in an infant by the experience of being born.

psychic trauma  a psychologically upsetting experience that produces a mental disorder or otherwise has lasting negative effects on a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior.

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birth trauma

n.

1. A physical injury sustained by an infant during birth.

2. The psychological shock said to be experienced by an infant during birth.

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birth trauma,

1 any physical injury suffered by an infant during the process of delivery.

2 the supposed psychic shock, according to some psychiatric theories, that an infant suffers during delivery.

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birth trauma,

n physical injuries experienced by an infant during delivery.

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trauma

a wound or injury, especially damage produced by external force, e.g. surgical operation, impact, blunt instrument.

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birth trauma

an injury to the fetus during the process of being born.

trauma score

a numerical assessment of injuries suffered as a result of trauma. Several systems are used, including the Glasgow Coma Scale and the Revised Trauma Score.

self-inflicted trauma

see self-trauma.