Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants.

摘要

Neonatal encephalopathy remains a major challenge in perinatal care. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, which refers to neonatal encephalopathy resulting from intrapartum hypoxia ischaemia is especially concerning because of the perception that in many cases avoidable factors are contributory. Despite intensive research, several surveys show that hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy continues to occur relatively frequently in resource rich countries. Neonatal encephalopathy has high societal and opportunity costs that potentially have major adverse effects on the health economy even of industrialised countries - these costs are even enormous in the developing countries where a lack of basic maternity care contributes to the high incidence of intrapartum deaths and neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.