SOME OBSERVATIONS ON FACIAL PARESIS IN THE NEWBORN INFANT: ETIOLOGY AND INCIDENCE
- 1 October 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 8 (4) , 494-497
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.8.4.494
Abstract
The incidence of facial paresis in 875 consecutive mature cephalic births was 6.4%. The use of forceps was found not to influence the incidence of facial paresis. Pressure on the sacral prominence during labor is probably responsible for the majority of facial pareses seen in the newborn infant.Keywords
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