Topic: Birth Asphyxia
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How much of neonatal encephalopathy is due to birth asphyxia?
In the literature on neonatal encephalopathy, the pervasive assumption is that once infants with major malformations or infections have been excluded, most of the remaining cases are due to birth asphyxia. Assessing the proportion of neonat... Read More »
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1835281
Birth asphyxia and the neonatal brain: what do we know and when d...
In this article, the authors examine whether indicators commonly used to recognized birth asphyxia are specific to asphyxial states, and whether these allow recognition of a severity of asphyxia sufficient to pose a risk of irreversible bra... Read More »
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8358954
What is birth asphyxia and how can it harm babies?
Brenda Strohm: Birth asphyxia occurs when a baby experiences lack of oxygen during labour and delivery, which can result in damage to the brain and other organs. This can occur if the umbilical cord is tight around the baby or the placenta ... Read More »
Source: http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/091009.html
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Birth Asphyxia
The failure of an infant to breathe at birth. Babies who are born asphyxiated do not breathe or cry when they are delivered. In mild cases of asphyxia the infant's color is bluish and the limbs may feel stiff. In more severe cases, the skin is... More »
Source: healthline.com
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In some cases there is warning that the baby is at risk, with signs of distress in the baby during labour or if there is a haemorrhage for example. But there may be no warning at all; only when the baby is born needing resuscitation does th...
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Source: http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/091009.html
Lawyers investigating a cerebral palsy claim are confronted with the prevailing obstetrical view that asphyxia (lack of oxygen to the fetus before birth) rarely causes cerebral palsy and the cause of most cases of cerebral palsy is unknown....
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Source: http://www.protectingpatientrights.com/blog/why-it-only-takes-60-...
Immediate cord clamping is now a very common practice and occurs in almost all modern obstetrical births. It is routine when an NICU team is present at an "at risk" birth and is mandated by ACOG for cord blood pH determination. [ ] In curre...
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Source: http://www.whale.to/a/morley5.html
As a general practitioner in a local maternity hospital, you have just delivered a baby who shows signs of respiratory distress .
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Source: http://www.adhb.govt.nz/newborn/Education/Teaching/5thYearsReview...
