• Arch Iran Med · Apr 2013

    Antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for cerebral palsy in term and near-term newborns.

    • Farin Soleimani, Roshanak Vameghi, and Akbar Biglarian.
    • Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
    • Arch Iran Med. 2013 Apr 1; 16 (4): 213-6.

    BackgroundCerebral palsy (CP) is one of the main disabilities in term-born infants. This study attempts to investigate the maternal and neonatal factors associated with CP.MethodsThis case-control study consisted of singleton term and near-term (36 or more weeks of gestation) newborns in Tehran health-care centers and was conducted over a 24-month period. Logistic regression analysis analyzed the data with SPSS 16.0.ResultsDuring the study period there were 53 infants in the case group and 106 in the control group. The main factors associated with CP were perinatal asphyxia [odds ratio (OR): 97.72; CI: 21.2-450.07], maternal age >35 years (OR: 20.89; CI: 1.05-412.62), and high risk pregnancy (OR: 0.2; CI: 0.04-0.932). ConclusionsSeveral maternal, antenatal and intrapartum factors increase the risk for CP. Identifying and avoiding risks for CP may lead to lower infant neurologic morbidity.

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