%0 Journal Article %1 Scott1976 %A Scott, H. %D 1976 %J Arch Dis Child %K Asphyxia Neonatorum; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Female; Fetal Death; Distress; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Small for Intelligence Tests; Pregnancy; Resuscitation %N 9 %P 712--716 %T Outcome of very severe birth asphyxia. %V 51 %X The aim of this study was to establish the outcome of very severe birth asphyxia in a group of babies intensively resuscitated at birth. 48 infants, born between 1966 and 1971 inclusive, were selected; 15 were apparently stillborn and 33 had not established spontaneous respirations by 20 minutes after birth. One-half of them died, but 3 to 7 years later three-quarters of the survivors are apparently normal. Later handicap was associated with factors leading to prolonged partial intrapartum asphyxia, while acute periods of more complete asphyxia were not necessarily harmful.

@article{Scott1976, abstract = {The aim of this study was to establish the outcome of very severe birth asphyxia in a group of babies intensively resuscitated at birth. 48 infants, born between 1966 and 1971 inclusive, were selected; 15 were apparently stillborn and 33 had not established spontaneous respirations by 20 minutes after birth. One-half of them died, but 3 to 7 years later three-quarters of the survivors are apparently normal. Later handicap was associated with factors leading to prolonged partial intrapartum asphyxia, while acute periods of more complete asphyxia were not necessarily harmful.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:17:53.000+0200}, author = {Scott, H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22bc251b792b7874b3da9c7ff7b846e64/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {cc86526563a7a5dfa88a672d3e529195}, intrahash = {2bc251b792b7874b3da9c7ff7b846e64}, journal = {Arch Dis Child}, keywords = {Asphyxia Neonatorum; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Female; Fetal Death; Distress; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Small for Intelligence Tests; Pregnancy; Resuscitation}, month = Sep, number = 9, pages = {712--716}, pmid = {1033733}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:17:53.000+0200}, title = {Outcome of very severe birth asphyxia.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 51, year = 1976 }