Problem

Haemorrhagic disease of newborn

Other Names:
Hemorrhagic diathesis
Nature:
Adrenal, intestinal, pulmonary and gastic haemorrhage, and haemorrhage of other internal organs may occur at birth. Some of these are due to deficiency of coagulation factor or of vitamin K.
Narrower Problems:
Petechiae
Aggravates:
Perinatal mortality
Values:
Disease
Subject(s):
Medicine Pathology
Medicine Blood
Society Infants
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
13.05.1999 – 00:00 CEST