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Severe birth asphyxia

Asfixia grave ao nascer

Category

Definition

Pulse less than 100 per minute at birth and falling or steady, respiration absent or gasping, colour poor, tone absent.

Index Terms

Severe birth asphyxiasevere perinatal hypoxiaasphyxia pallida of newbornAsphyxia with 5-minute Apgar score 0-3newborn severe asphyxianewborn severe asphyxiationWhite asphyxiawhite asphyxia of newborn