background: asphyxia is a medical condition in which placental or pulmonary gas exchange is impaired or they cease all together, typically producing a combination of progressive hypoxemia and hypercapnea. objective: in addition to regional differences in its etiology; it is important to know its risk factors. materials and methods: this is a case-control study, all neonates born from may 2002 t...

as fetal compensation against hypoxemia progresses, the afterload on the heart and peripheral vascular resistance increases. eventually, the right heart fails, which is transmitted to the fetal venous system, causing decreased flow during late diastole or atrial contraction and increased resistance in the ductus venosus and inferior vena cava. the ductus has forward flow during atrial contracti...

Birth asphyxia also termed perinatal asphyxia is an obstetric complication that strongly affects brain structure and function. Central nervous system is highly susceptible to oxidative damage caused by perinatal asphyxia while activation and maturity of the proper pathways are relevant to avoiding abnormal neural development. Perinatal asphyxia is associated with high morbimortality in term and...

Perinatal asphyxia (derived from Greek word a-sphyxos meaning born without an evident pulse) is one of the most important causes of fetal distress [1].Perinatal asphyxia remains a significant cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality the world over, and is known to complicate upto 5 – 10% of all deliveries[2]. A wide variety of maternal, fetal and labor conditions give rise to perinatal asphyx...

PURPOSE To study the validity of urinary uric acid (UA) as a marker of perinatal asphyxia in term and premature infants. METHODS The urinary ratio of UA to creatinine (Cr) was obtained within 24 hours after birth in four groups of infants: 17 term infants and 18 premature infants with perinatal asphyxia, and 22 healthy term infants and 20 premature infants without perinatal asphyxia. Perinata...

About four million newborn children die annually. Almost one quarter (23%) of these deaths are caused by perinatal asphyxia, most of them in developing countries [1-3]. The clinical signs following perinatal asphyxia have been called hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). HIE occurs in 1 to 3 per 1,000 live births in high income countries, and up to 20 per 1,000 live births in low and middle-in...

Inspite of major advances in monitoring technology and knowledge of fetal and perinatal medicine, perinatal asphyxia is one of the significant causes of mortality and long term morbidity. Data from National Neonatal Perinatal Database suggests that perinatal asphyxia contributes to almost 20% of neonatal deaths in India. "Failure to initiate or sustain respiration after birth" has been defined ...

Over 9 million children die each year during the perinatal and neonatal periods, and nearly all of these deaths occur in developing countries. Perinatal asphyxia is a serious clinical problem globally. Every year approximately 4 million babies are born asphyxiated; this results in 1 million deaths and an equal number of serious neurological consequences ranging from cerebral palsy and mental re...

BACKGROUND Perinatal asphyxia is known to precipitate myocardial dysfunction, rhythm abnormalities and congestive cardiac failure. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 2-day old neonate with perinatal asphyxia. OBSERVATION He developed shock secondary to ventricular tachycardia, and required synchronized cardioversion for reversion of abnormal rhythm. OUTCOME Reversal of arrhythmia leading to recovery....