🔹 Causes: •Birth asphyxia (delayed or difficult birth, cord around neck, prolonged labor) •Placental abruption, uterine rupture •Severe maternal low blood pressure or bleeding •Meconium aspiration, severe infection 🔹 Symptoms in the baby: •Poor or no cry at birth (delayed cry) •Low Apgar scores •Poor sucking / feeding difficulty •Weak muscle tone (floppy baby) or stiffness •Seizures (fits) •Breathing problems •Altered consciousness (lethargy, coma in severe cases)🔹 Causes in newborns / infant