Question
Dear doctor, last night I experienced signs of labor and hurried to the delivery room. The baby was quite large and took a long time to be born, so the newborn was immediately taken to the pediatric department, saying that the baby was hypoxic. I would like to ask the experts, can neonatal hypoxia lead to cerebral palsy?
Answer
Hello, parents and friends. Severe neonatal hypoxia can lead to the development of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Generally speaking, mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy can have a good prognosis with active and effective treatment. However, severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy may result in neurological sequelae, including cerebral palsy, delayed intellectual and motor development, epilepsy, and so on.