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PERINATAL ASPHYXIA IN ANCIENT GREECE
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Aim: To record the opinions of Hippocrates about the causes and treatment of perinatal asphyxia.
Method: Review of texts of Hippocrates.
Results: The most common causes for perinatal asphyxia, according to Hippocrates are the following:
The bleeding during the parturition (separation of placenta).
The circumvolution of umbilical cord around the neck or the shoulder of fetus, as a result of his movements in the uterus.
The prolapse of the hand or the umbilica...
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