Post-term newborns have an increased risk of neurologic complications such as neonatal convulsions (risk multiplied by 1.5) (grade B), anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (grade C), cerebral motor disorders (risk multiplied by 2.4) (grade
B), psychomotor developmental disorders (risk multiplied by 2.2) (grade C) and childhood epilepsy (risk multiplied by 1.9) (grade B), but these complications cannot be directly attributed to the postterm
status. The absolute incidence of these risks nonetheless remains low.