Newborn in Forensic Medicine

Newborn in forensic medicine

Newbornness is a child’s belonging to the number of newly born (within 1 day), determined in controversial cases according to a number of characteristics. The main signs of a newborn are:

1. Absence of a demarcation ring on the umbilical cord. The demarcation ring appears only 2-3 days after birth.

2. Presence of a birth tumor. A birth tumor is a swelling of the subcutaneous tissue in the birth canal area, resulting from trauma during the passage of the fetus.

3. Presence of meconium. Meconium is a baby's original stool that is dark green in color. Usually released in the first days after birth.

4. Presence of cheese-like lubricant. Cheese-like lubricant is a whitish substance that covers the skin of a newborn and protects it during the passage of the birth canal.

Thus, the definition of newborn is important in forensic medicine to establish the time and circumstances of the birth of a child, especially in controversial cases.

In forensic medical practice, a newborn is a newborn’s belonging to newly born children who did not previously have life outside the mother’s womb and were not anatomically unchanged at the time of the study. A newborn has no age. Determination of newbornness is important to establish the causes and duration of death. After all, many factors influence how pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period proceeded, and during this time pathological processes may be observed in the fetus. This could be poor nutrition during pregnancy, maternal alcohol consumption, etc. In addition, if the mother’s body is too weakened to carry the child normally,