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Mean white blood cells, neutrophils and lymphocyte values were significantly higher in the perinatal asphyxia group than in the healthy control group during in the first six hours of life.
High white blood cells, lymphocyte, and neutrophil values can be indicators of asphyxia during the first 6 hours in perinatal asphyxia cases.
Key words: Newborn, neonatal encephalopathy, neutrophil, inflammatory cell, therapeutic hypothermia