title: Antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for cerebral palsy in term and near-term newborns.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the main disabilities in term-born infants. This study attempts to investigate the maternal and neonatal factors associated with CP.
  
  
  METHODS
  This case-control study consisted of singleton term and near-term (36 or more weeks of gestation) newborns in Tehran health-care centers and was conducted over a 24-month period. Logistic regression analysis analyzed the data with SPSS 16.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period there were 53 infants in the case group and 106 in the control group. The main factors associated with CP were perinatal asphyxia [odds ratio (OR): 97.72; CI: 21.2-450.07], maternal age >35 years (OR: 20.89; CI: 1.05-412.62), and high risk pregnancy (OR: 0.2; CI: 0.04-0.932).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several maternal, antenatal and intrapartum factors increase the risk for CP. Identifying and avoiding risks for CP may lead to lower infant neurologic morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.forename: Roshanak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vameghi
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biglarian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications; D001724:Birth Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors