This is variable but locum vets commonly earn between $45 to $60 per hour plus superannuation with $50 per hour plus superannuation being the usual rate. The amount a locum vet can earn compares very favourably with permanent salaries.
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: Damage to cells in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) from inadequate oxygen. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy allegedly may cause death in the newborn period or result in what is later recognized as developmental delay, mental retardation, or cerebral palsy.
An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning unable to speak or speechless) is the more formal or specialised synonym for baby, the very young offspring of a human or other animal. A newborn is, in colloquial use, an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate (from Latin, neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants; before birth, the term fetus is used.