Birth Asphyxias WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Birth Asphyxias
Birth asphyxia occurs when a baby does not have adequate oxygenation just before, during or after birth. Decreased oxygen levels may cause the baby to have a low heart rate, low blood pressure and decreased blood flow from the heart. This may inhibit blood flow to vital organs and tissues, resulting in improper cell function and damage.1
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- Organs typically affected by low oxygen levels include the brain, heart and blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, lungs and kidneys.1
- Birth asphyxia may also be called intrauterine hypoxia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and perinatal asphyxia.2
- In severe birth asphyxia, the mortality rate has been reported to be 50-75%. The majority of deaths occur in the first month, due to multiple organ failure or termination of care.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 University of California (UCSF): Birth Asphyxia
- ↑ Wikipedia: Intrauterine Hypoxia
- ↑ eMedicine: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
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- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Sgs71
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Birth Asphyxia, Intauterine asphyxia
- Last update: Aug. 26, 2008
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