TY - JOUR
T1 - Extensive brain injury in a premature infant following a relatively minor maternal motor vehicle accident with airbag deployment
AU - Karimi, Prameela
AU - Ramus, Ronald
AU - Urban, Jill
AU - Perlman, Jeffrey M.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Traumatic injury following a motor vehicle accident during pregnancy has an enormous potential for fetal injury and demise. With the advent of seat belts, shoulder restraints and airbags, and improved maternal survival, the most common cause of fetal loss is placental injury. However, the safety of airbag deployment during pregnacy and in particular during the latter stages, and the potential for fetal trauma remains unclear. We report a case of extensive neurological injury of a premature infant with minimal maternal trauma associated with deployment of an airbag following a minor motor vehicle accident.
AB - Traumatic injury following a motor vehicle accident during pregnancy has an enormous potential for fetal injury and demise. With the advent of seat belts, shoulder restraints and airbags, and improved maternal survival, the most common cause of fetal loss is placental injury. However, the safety of airbag deployment during pregnacy and in particular during the latter stages, and the potential for fetal trauma remains unclear. We report a case of extensive neurological injury of a premature infant with minimal maternal trauma associated with deployment of an airbag following a minor motor vehicle accident.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211143
DO - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211143
M3 - Article
C2 - 15224120
AN - SCOPUS:4043162884
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 24
SP - 454
EP - 457
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 7
ER -