Setting Research Priorities to Reduce Almost One Million Deaths from Birth Asphyxia by 2015

Intrapartum-related neonatal deaths (previously called “birth asphyxia”) are the fifth most common cause of deaths among children under 5 years of age, accounting for an estimated 814,000 deaths each year, and also associated with significant morbidity, resulting in a burden of 42 million disability... View More