birth trauma
noun Psychoanalysis.
an emotional shock caused by being born.
Origin of birth trauma
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby birth trauma
birth palsy,
birth pang,
birth pangs,
birth parent,
birth rate,
birth trauma,
birth weight,
birth-control pill,
birthday,
birthday honours,
birthday suit
Medical definitions for birth trauma
birth trauma
n.
A physical injury sustained by an infant during birth.
The psychological shock said to be experienced by an infant during birth.