Could My Infant’s Bent Arm Be a Sign of a Brain Hemorrhage?
Your infant’s bent arm may be a sign of a brain hemorrhage that occurred during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or shortly after birth. Hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes occur in about 1 in every 4,000 live births, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH). About 80 percent of these are arterial ischemic infarctions. Brain hemorrhages can cause …