mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by or to the infant during labor or delivery.
Physical injuries (such as brain damage) received during birth, mostly in, but not limited to, breech births, instrument deliveries, neonatal anoxia, or premature births. Used for both human and animal populations.
Also applicable to/known as
Birth injury NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 767.9