Trauma during childbirth

Trauma at Birth by Abraham Towbin, MD

Birth is such a beautiful and exceptional moment for the child and their mother, and so Natural. Nowadays, it has become a scientific moment that can affect our entire life. Many scientific studies demonstrate the damage that these births can cause; I leave you with the conclusions of Abraham Towbin, a physician specialized in newborns.

• The autopsy of babies who died from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) revealed blood in the spinal cord, leading the author to hypothesize that it was due to obstetric trauma. (Trauma at birth)

“Injuries to the spinal cord and brainstem often occur during the birth process but are often not detected in diagnosis“.A. Towbin

• Respiratory depression in the neonate is a cardinal sign of significant injury. In infants, there may be lasting neurological defects that reflect the primary injury.

Towbin also states: “The mechanical stress imposed by obstetric manipulation – even the application of standard orthodox procedures can be intolerable for the fetus“.

• Respiratory distress in the newborn is a classic indication of this type of injury. He continues, “The survival of the newborn is primarily governed by the integrity and function of the vital centers in the brainstem“.
• But paradoxically, the importance of the injury at the moment of birth in the brainstem and spinal cord are issues that have generally escaped lasting attention.

Conclusions according to the study of Latent Injuries of the Spinal Cord and Brainstem in Newborns. Towbin, A, Dev Med Child Neurol. 1969 (Feb); 11 (1): 54-68 Marc Bony, DC