Birth Asphyxia in the Full-Term Infant

  • Alberto Lacoius-Petruccelli
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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:
  1. 1.

    Prolonged labor.

     
  2. 2.

    Cephalopelvic disproportion.

     
  3. 3.

    Mother’s exhaustion during labor.

     
  4. 4.

    Cord around the neck, a frequent cause of asphyxia during delivery.

     
  5. 5.

    Difficulties in delivery such as breech presentations.

     
  6. 6.

    Trauma of birth in large babies.

     
  7. 7.

    Eclampsia.

     
  8. 8.

    Placenta previa.

     
  9. 9.

    Abruptio placenta.

     
  10. 10.

    Syndrome of meconium aspiration.

     

Keywords

Placenta Previa Birth Asphyxia Prolonged Labor Lung Expansion Cephalopelvic Disproportion 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1987

Authors and Affiliations

  • Alberto Lacoius-Petruccelli
    • 1
  1. 1.Cornell University School of MedicineNew YorkUSA

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