Perinatal risk factors for neonatal asphyxia in Vali-e-Asr hospital, Tehran-Iran

Fatemeh Nayeri, Mamak Shariat, Hosein Dalili, Leila Bani Adam, Fatemeh Zareh Mehrjerdi, Afsaneh Shakeri

TSpace · 2012 · 40 citations · 0 references

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\nBackground: Asphyxia is a medical condition in which placental or pulmonary gas exchange is impaired or they cease all together, typically producing a combination of progressive hypoxemia and hypercapnea.