Ante- and intrapartum risk factors for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Cecilia LundgrenLars BrudinAnna-Stina WanbyMarie BlombergPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)
Acute obstetrical events will always occur, and some of the risk factors for these events are not responsive to interventions, but a careful risk assessment could lower the risk associated with acute obstetrical events. By alertness to early symptoms and timely measures taken by a trained staff at the delivery unit, damage could be reduced.