Birth asphyxia: Brief review of pathogenesis and pragmatic guidelines for its management in resource limited countries

Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity in pakistan. large proportions of survivors go on to develop cerebral palsy contributing to the largest group of intellectually and physically challenged individuals in our society. this paper after briefly discussing the epidemiology and patho-physiology of birth asphyxia provides pragmatic but evidence based guidelines on the management of neonates suffering from birth asphyxia in pakistan.