Patient's question:
Doctor, last night I experienced signs of labor and quickly ran to the delivery room. Due to the baby being too large, the birth took a long time. As soon as the baby was born, they were taken to the neonatal department, saying that the baby was (hypoxic). I would like to ask the experts, can neonatal hypoxia lead to cerebral palsy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, parents, newborn severe hypoxia can lead to the occurrence of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns. Generally speaking, mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, with active and effective treatment, has a relatively good prognosis. However, severe newborn hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy may leave behind neurological sequelae, including cerebral palsy, intellectual and motor developmental delays, epilepsy, and so on.