Maternal race and immigration linked to obstetric trauma, finds study

Maternal race and immigration linked to obstetric trauma, finds study

Asian parents experience a 1.5-fold higher rate of obstetric trauma than white parents, and Black economic immigrant and refugee parents have a 20% to 30% higher risk, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Obstetric trauma, defined as severe injury to the perineum, cervix, vagina, or surrounding area during childbirth, occurs in 4% to 6% of vaginal births in Canada and can lead to short-term complicatio…