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"It's probably something that has always been there," he said.
Researchers think that bleeding in vaginally delivered babies occurs as the infant's still-flexible skull is compressed while passing through the birth canal. UNC-CH physicians noted that the hemorrhages they observed tended to be tiny and concentrated near the back of the brain. By contrast, bleeding associated with shaken baby syndrome tends to cover a larger area and is most often found at the top of the brain.
"It's probably something that has always been there," he said.
Researchers think that bleeding in vaginally delivered babies occurs as the infant's still-flexible skull is compressed while passing through the birth canal. UNC-CH physicians noted that the hemorrhages they observed tended to be tiny and concentrated near the back of the brain. By contrast, bleeding associated with shaken baby syndrome tends to cover a larger area and is most often found at the top of the brain.
