Penetrating chest wound of the foetus

• Main Authors: Albert Wandaogo (Author), Toussaint Wendlamita Tapsoba (Author), Isso Ouédraogo (Author), Bernadette Béré (Author), S F Ouédraogo (Author), E Bandré (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Traumas of the foetus caused by stabbings are rare but actually life-threatening for both the foetus and the mother. We report a case of penetrating chest wound on a baby taken from the obstetrics unit to the paediatric surgical department. His mother was assaulted by his father, a mentally sick per...