Is a diaphragmatic hernia caused by trauma while in the womb?

No: It arises in a defect in the formation of the diaphragm during fetal development. Some defects are smaller than others & the guts may not herniate into the lung area until the birth of the child starts them swallowing air & pressurizing the belly.

Doubtful: Diaphragmatic hernia in utero is a malfunction in the closure of the normal connections between the heat and abdomen. When these connections dont close, the opening (hernia) persists, and abdominal organ stay in the chest and can prevent the lung from developing. Trauma is an unlikely cause.

No: A congenital diaphragmatic hernia seen in a newborn baby occurs as an anomaly of the diaphragm in the fetus; a congenital hole occurs in the diaphragm, and some of the abdominal organs develop instead in the chest making it difficult for the lungs to develop normally. A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia can occur in a child or adult after birth with severe blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma.