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Type of Factor	Risk Factor or Indication
Neonatal respiratory distress/respiratory failure
Airway obstruction	Obstruction of the neonatal airway with blood, meconium , or mucus Anatomical anomalies of the airway (eg, agenesis, atresia, stenosis)
Central nervous system abnormalities	Congenital anomalies of the brainstem Intracerebral hemorrhage Spinal cord injury
Lung or chest disorder	Diaphragmatic hernia Pneumothorax Pulmonary hypoplasia Pneumonia (congenital)
Surfactant deficiency	Prematurity Infant of mother with diabetes
Neonatal cardiovascular compromise
Congenital heart disease	Ductal-dependent lesions causing hypoxia due to decreased pulmonary blood flow Mixing lesions causing hypoxia due to oxygenated blood mixing with deoxygenated blood (eg, truncus arteriosus)
Hypotension	Hypovolemia due to fetal or placental bleeding Neonatal sepsis
Maternal factors
Antepartum disorders	Chronic or gestational diabetes Obesity Smoking Preeclampsia or eclampsia Preterm delivery Chronic hypertension Oligohydramnios
Placental disorders	Placental insufficiency Placenta previa Placental abruption
Intrapartum disorders causing asphyxia	Breech presentation Cord compression Cord prolapse Shoulder dystocia Uterine tetany Maternal and/or fetal hemorrhage Maternal hypotension Maternal hypoxemia
Medications that cause fetal respiratory depression	Analgesics or hypnotics Anesthetics Magnesium sulfate Opioids