This text presents a state-of-the-art review of asphyxial brain injury to the
foetus and new born, a leading source of both neonatal mortality and long-term
neurologic disability. Beginning with an historical overview of birth-related
injury, followed by an epidemiologic review of the relationship of birth injury
to later neuromotor disability, it provides a detailed analysis and exhaustive
review of each aspect. The contributors are among the most knowledgeable
international authorities in the field; they have synthesized a uniformity of
medical and scientific quality, clarity of style, and thoroughness of scope.
Continual emphasis is placed on the material's relevance and usefulness to
clinicians; equally important is the emphasis on