Abstract
Perinatal asphyxia may occur in utero, during labor and delivery, or in the postnatal period. There are numerous causes, and the clinical manifestations vary. Infants who experience mild asphyxia may show no neurologic injury. Severe asphyxia may be fatal in utero, or immediately after birth, with survivors showing extensive neurologic sequelae, with or without cognitive deficits. Mild brain hypothermia appears promising in the prevention of further neurologic damage in encephalopathic infants following asphyxia. Recent research on newborn animal models has focused on the timing, duration, and depth of hypothermia. Promising new research is now under way in nurseries in the U.S. in an attempt to establish clinical protocols for use of hypothermia in human neonates.
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