Tag Archives: hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy: what’s new in BAPM’s latest framework for practice?

Posted on July 26, 2021 by annabelleinster

Since the British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) published its Position Statement on Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) for Neonatal Encephalopathy in 2010, TH has become firmly established as the standard of care for all term infants with moderate or severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). … Continue reading →

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A comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes with forceps delivery versus cesarean delivery

Posted on January 21, 2019 by gbreckon1

Abstract Objective: To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes by forceps vaginal delivery versus cesarean delivery during the second stage of labor. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a large tertiary maternity center in Shanghai, China through 2007–2016. A … Continue reading →

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Cooling plus inhaled xenon for newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Posted on September 25, 2018 by annabelleinster

A new Cochrane Systematic Review has been published on how does cooling plus inhaled xenon compare with cooling alone for improving survival and development of newborn babies who may have suffered from lack of oxygen at birth? The Review has … Continue reading →

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Cooling plus inhaled xenon for newborns with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Posted on August 21, 2018 by annabelleinster

A new Cochrane Systematic Review has found that “Current evidence from one small randomised controlled pilot trial is inadequate to show whether cooling plus xenon is safe or effective in near-term and term newborns with HIE. Further trials reporting long-term … Continue reading →

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Biochemical and clinical predictors of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy after perinatal asphyxia

Posted on January 12, 2018 by gbreckon1

Abstract Objective: To determine the usefulness of measures, available shortly after birth, as predictors of hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) following perinatal asphyxia. Patients: All inborn patients at Southmead Hospital between January 2012 and March 2014 at ≥36 weeks gestation with a … Continue reading →

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