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Neurodevelopmental Outcome

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Predicting the outcome of perinatal asphyxia is an important issue for neonatologists as well as for parents. After the initial resuscitation and the acute phase of intensive care, most parents will ask “How will my baby develop?, will he be normal?”.

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Fawer, C.L., Calame, A. (1993). Neurodevelopmental Outcome. In: Haddad, J., Saliba, E. (eds) Perinatal Asphyxia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77896-4_19

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