CRP and infection: Previous studies in high-income settings have shown a high prevalence of inflammatory indicators among infants with NE,32 and a combination of antenatal infection and a potentially birth-asphyxiating condition can dramatically increase the risk of cerebral palsy (OR 78.0) when compared with either alone.33 In our study, positive dose-related associations were seen between raised maternal and neonatal CRP, an acute phase reactant and NE.