Brachial Plexus Birth Injury in Elective Versus Emergent Caesarean Section: A Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: Although Caesarean section (CS) is protective for brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), the incidence is not zero. A trial of labour with unfavourable intrauterine positioning is hypothesized to result in excessive force on the brachial plexus. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of BPBI in emergent CS versus elective CS. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study. The authors used a nationwide demographic sample …