Abstract
Some of the factors causing asphyxia at birth are described in detail in Chapter 17 on high-risk infants (HRI), but it is important to be aware of the causes that may compromise oxygenation in full-term babies:
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Prolonged labor.
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Cephalopelvic disproportion.
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Mother’s exhaustion during labor.
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Cord around the neck, a frequent cause of asphyxia during delivery.
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Difficulties in delivery such as breech presentations.
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Trauma of birth in large babies.
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Eclampsia.
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Placenta previa.
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Abruptio placenta.
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Syndrome of meconium aspiration.
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Lacoius-Petruccelli, A. (1987). Birth Asphyxia in the Full-Term Infant. In: Perinatal Asphyxia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1807-1_15
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