Table 6. Number of reported traumas at three different time periods during infants’ first year of life.
Number of Traumas (n) | CA Month 1 Number of infants (n) | CA Month 6 Number of infants (n) | CA Month 12 Number of infants (n) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
2 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total: | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Corrected age (CA). The traumas were most often hospital-related, which resulted in reported traumas in a larger number of infants at a lower age due to hospitalization for prematurity and birth-related sickness. Trauma was otherwise rare in the group. The most common trauma other than personal hospitalization included hospitalization of a family member (most often mother).