title: Clinical Implications of Perinatal Depression.
abstract: The evaluation of the depressed newborn as a possible role in intrapartum asphyxia must be based on the objective findings of the fetal heart rate tracing, umbilical cord blood gas, and newborn neurologic function. Using these points as a basis for long-term followup, the following principles have been elucidated: Intrapartum asphyxia is an uncommon cause of childhood neurologic disfunction, the intrapartum insult necessary to cause long-term neurologic dysfunction is profound, and the child who does not manifest encephalopathy in the newborn period will not suffer long-term neurologic dysfunction that can be attributed to intrapartum asphyxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Goodwin
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D001034:Apgar Score; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology