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birth trauma

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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Noun	1.	birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
	2.	birth trauma - emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness psychic trauma, trauma - an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

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