Editing Childbirth (section)

====Perinatal asphyxia====
{{Main|Perinatal asphyxia}}

[[Perinatal asphyxia]] is the medical condition resulting from [[Hypoxia (medical)|deprivation of oxygen]] to a newborn infant that lasts long enough during the birth process to cause physical harm.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Hypoxic damage can also occur to most of the infant's organs ([[heart]], [[lung]]s, [[liver]], [[Gut (zoology)|gut]], [[kidneys]]), but [[brain damage]] is of most concern and perhaps the least likely to quickly or completely heal.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal | vauthors = van Handel M, Swaab H, de Vries LS, Jongmans MJ | title = Long-term cognitive and behavioral consequences of neonatal encephalopathy following perinatal asphyxia: a review | journal = European Journal of Pediatrics | volume = 166 | issue = 7 | pages = 645–54 | date = July 2007 | pmid = 17426984 | pmc = 1914268 | doi = 10.1007/s00431-007-0437-8 }}</ref> Oxygen deprivation can lead to permanent disabilities in the child, such as [[cerebral palsy]].<ref>{{Citation |last1=Marret |first1=Stéphane |title=Chapter 16 - Pathophysiology of cerebral palsy |date=1 January 2013 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444528919000166 |journal=Handbook of Clinical Neurology |volume=111 |pages=169–176 |editor-last=Dulac |editor-first=Olivier |series=Pediatric Neurology Part I |publisher=Elsevier |language=en |access-date=28 July 2022 |last2=Vanhulle |first2=Catherine |last3=Laquerriere |first3=Annie |doi=10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00016-6 |pmid=23622161 |isbn=9780444528919 |editor2-last=Lassonde |editor2-first=Maryse |editor3-last=Sarnat |editor3-first=Harvey B.}}</ref>