BIRTH ASPHYXIA/ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM
LEARNING OBJECTIVES DEFINITION Asphyxia is an emergency that, if left untreated or treated ineffectively, can result in serious complications or death. It is the condition in which a viable newborn infant fails to initiate and/or sustain respiration after delivery due to hypoxia (low O2 in the tissues) and hypercapnia (high CO2 in the blood) before
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