GUEST COLUMNIST: Failure to breathe and cry sooner after birth – the burden, associated factors and solutions- Dr. Taofiq Ogunkunle
Babies ‘failing to breathe and cry’ sooner after birth are deprived of oxygen and are said to have birth asphyxia. The term birth asphyxia is a clinical state characterized by diminished blood flow or gas exchange to or from the fetus in the period immediately before, during, or after the birth. With prompt and effective…