“…Clinical-based criteria refer to an APGAR score of <7 at the fifth minute, absence of regular breathing, cardiac arrest, persistent bradycardia <80 beats per minute, visible jaundice in first 24 h of delivery, persistent tachycardia >200 beats per minute, birth weight <1,500 g, gestational age < 33 completed weeks (collectively known as pragmatic criteria), seizures, inability to suck within 12 h or inability to suck with six attempts without pause, apathy, poor tolerance to feeding within 12 h, abdominal distension, vomiting, and anuria >24 h. Laboratorybased criteria refer to any active non-traumatic bleeding, hematuria, septicemia, and encephalopathy. Managementbased criteria refer to any intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, use of vasoactive drugs, blood transfusion (simple blood transfusion and exchange blood transfusion), use of anticonvulsants, phototherapy, and parenteral antibiotics (3)(4)(5).…”