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Perinatal, Birth or Newborn Asphyxia Expert
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Brian E. Woodruff, MD
Pediatric
Neurologist
734.712.8370
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Asphyxia neonatorum is often called perinatal, birth or newborn asphyxia. It is respiratory failure in the newborn caused by inadequate oxygen before, during, or just after birth. Newborn asphyxia
may lead to hypoxia, brain damage or death if not correctly managed. Newborn infants normally start to
cry and breathe without assistance after delivery. By one minute after birth most infants are breathing well.
An infant with newborn asphyxia fails to establish sustained respiration after
birth. Typical infants have good muscle tone at birth and move their arms and legs actively, while infants with newborn asphyxia
have bluish or gray skin color, a slow heartbeat, stiff or limp limbs, and a poor response to stimulation.
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