Patient's question:
I have a long-time colleague who took leave to go home a few days ago. Today, I heard that the baby suffered from asphyxia after birth. I would like to ask what are the various aspects that can cause neonatal asphyxia?Doctor's answer:
The causes of neonatal asphyxia are multifaceted. Generally, neonatal asphyxia is divided into antenatal asphyxia, which mainly includes fetal factors such as severe nuchal cord, pregnancy-related factors, gestational diabetes, placental factors, and placental infection. Postpartum asphyxia is caused by fetal size being too large during delivery or maternal fatigue. Finally, it could be postnatal asphyxia. Usually, antenatal asphyxia occurs because the fetus or mother did not undergo regular prenatal check-ups on time, and problems were not addressed promptly.