birth asphyxia

Lack of Oxygen at Birth Caused by Human Error

A 15-year Norwegian study published in a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology indicates that human error is the most common cause of infant asphyxiation at birth. Birth asphyxia occurs when a baby doesn't receive enough oxygen before, during or immediately after birth. Without oxygen, cells cannot work properly....

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