TY - JOUR
T1 - Antenatal antecedents and the impact of obstetric care in the etiology of cerebral palsy
AU - Clark, Shannon M.
AU - Ghulmiyyah, Labib M.
AU - Hankins, Gary
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Cerebral palsy (CP) affects 2/1000 live-born children. Multiple antenatal factors, including preterm delivery, low birth weight, infection/inflammation, multiple gestation, and other pregnancy complications, are mostly associated with CP in both the preterm and term infant, with birth asphyxia playing a minor role. Owing to the increasing survival of the very preterm and very low birth weight infant secondary to improvements in neonatal and obstetric care, the incidence of CP may be increasing. The focus of this paper is to explore antenatal antecedents as etiologies of CP and the impact of obstetric care on the prevention of CP.
AB - Cerebral palsy (CP) affects 2/1000 live-born children. Multiple antenatal factors, including preterm delivery, low birth weight, infection/inflammation, multiple gestation, and other pregnancy complications, are mostly associated with CP in both the preterm and term infant, with birth asphyxia playing a minor role. Owing to the increasing survival of the very preterm and very low birth weight infant secondary to improvements in neonatal and obstetric care, the incidence of CP may be increasing. The focus of this paper is to explore antenatal antecedents as etiologies of CP and the impact of obstetric care on the prevention of CP.
KW - Antenatal factors
KW - Cerebral palsy
KW - Infection
KW - Pregnancy complications
KW - Preterm delivery
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U2 - 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870994
DO - 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181870994
M3 - Article
C2 - 18981802
AN - SCOPUS:61449514322
SN - 0009-9201
VL - 51
SP - 775
EP - 786
JO - Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 4
ER -