Aim The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to identify the risk
factors for cerebral palsy (CP) in children born at term. The secondary aim was to ascertain if …

Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have been classically defined as having birth weight
less than two standard deviations below the mean or less than the 10th percentile of a …

Background and methods Caesarean section (C-section) is a major obstetric intervention for
saving lives of women and their newborns from pregnancy and childbirth related …

Meconium aspiration syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by respiratory failure
occurring in neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Worldwide, the …

Postterm pregnancy is a pregnancy that extends to 42 weeks of gestation or beyond. Fetal,
neonatal and maternal complications associated with this condition have always been …

The most common etiology of neonatal respiratory distress is transient tachypnea of the
newborn; this is triggered by excessive lung fluid, and symptoms usually resolve …

BACKGROUND: Each year, approximately 2million babies die because of complications of
childbirth, primarily in settings where effective care at birth, particularly prompt cesarean …

Background Surfactant replacement therapy has been proven beneficial in the prevention
and treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The deficiency of surfactant …

Background It is uncertain whether amnioinfusion (infusion of saline into the amniotic cavity)
in women who have thick meconium staining of the amniotic fluid reduces the risk of …

Objective: To determine the risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy among term infants in a
developing country. Design: Unmatched case-control study. Setting: Principal maternity …